Comments on: Hearing on Washington State Ballot Access Bill Goes Well http://www.ballot-access.org/2008/02/22/hearing-on-washington-state-ballot-access-bill-goes-well/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 06:28:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=5492 By: Jim R http://www.ballot-access.org/2008/02/22/hearing-on-washington-state-ballot-access-bill-goes-well/comment-page-1/#comment-249549 Jim R Sun, 24 Feb 2008 00:49:15 +0000 http://www.ballot-access.org/2008/02/22/hearing-on-washington-state-ballot-access-bill-goes-well/#comment-249549 There is a February 29 deadline for passage out of the subject committee of the non-initiating house; any changes at this point, including an emergency clause, would require concurrence from the House; and the SCOTUS could rule on the Top 2 Primary any day, week, or month now. I doubt now is the time to be making changes in a session that is under time constraints, assuming that it is desired that some legislation actually pass. There is a February 29 deadline for passage out of the subject committee of the non-initiating house; any changes at this point, including an emergency clause, would require concurrence from the House; and the SCOTUS could rule on the Top 2 Primary any day, week, or month now.

I doubt now is the time to be making changes in a session that is under time constraints, assuming that it is desired that some legislation actually pass.

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