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Political parties ask court to order state-run PCO elections

Political parties ask court to order state-run PCO elections

Washington state Democrats and Republicans have gone to court to try to keep the state in the business of running election of party precinct committee officers.  The case in Thurston County Superior Court is  set for hearing at 9 a.m. on March 23. The parties asked the court on Thursday to set aside new regulations by the Secretary of State’s Elections Division that ends the practice of PCO elections being included on the state Top 2 Primary ballot.  The party…

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WA parties set caucus dates for 2012

WA parties set caucus dates for 2012

The Washington GOP and Democratic caucus dates have been set for 2012. The Republican gatherings will be on Saturday, March 3, very early on the national nominating calendar. The Democrats, with no apparent challenge to President Obama’s renomination, will meet on Sunday, April 15. In the absence of a presidential primary in 2012, the traditional caucus-convention process will be used by the two major parties to choose their national convention delegates and to work on platform issues for their respective…

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