Have you ever tried to herd cats?

The party hacks can spend their own money for such stunt events.

Ballot access in PUBLIC elections ONLY by EQUAL nominating petitions.

Let the party hacks try to rig the nominating petitions.

P.R. and A.V. now.
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Waiting for the top 2 primary in WA State — the start of the END of the party hack regimes in the U.S.A. — the EVIL party hack regimes who caused the genocide of the old Indian tribes until about 1890, maintained slavery until 1865, have undeclared wars, economic depressions and inflations, etc.

There is ONLY MORE government or LESS government — nothing new in 7,000 plus years of mainly party hack regimes.

About 15 percent of the voters are in the New Age mindless middle — who do NOT have a clue about political and economic history — whose votes elect the various powermad gerrymander statist monarchs with their EVIL leftwing / rightwing *mandates*.

In a partisan system– unlike the “top two”– small party nominees and all independents are guaranteed a place on the final election ballot, which gives the voters more choices.

When a small party’s message is kept out of the final, deciding election, the party loses its main reason for existing.

Louisiana elected two independents to its legislature in 2007.

Jesse Ventura would have received more votes in a Top 2 primary. Why would someone vote in an uncontested Reform primary when you had a Democratic Primary with Humphrey, Freeman, Mondale, and Dayton on the ballot? The GOP nomination was only marginally contested, and only had 22% of the vote, compared to 76% in the Democratic primary.

The same thing happened in Audie Bock’s race. The fact that she received 8% of the vote is remarkable given that the Green Party nomination was uncontested.

I don’t see how the Libertarian trademark claim gets you anything. The State could simply forbid use of trademarked names, or requires the owner’s permission to indicate a preference.

And even if the party’s win, Washington can simply remove party labels from the ballot, or devise something that is the equivalent of Oregon’s version.

Then you’ll have to abolish the First Amendment, since political parties have the right to associate for the purpose of nominating candidates. The big majority of the states recognize those nominations, but the “top two” system does not recognize them.

You have every right to be an independent, Demo Rep, but you have NO RIGHT to try to force everyone else to operate as an independent.

Some people actually enjoy being party hacks.

Make a copy. NO need to repeat the below too often.

Send any party hack MORON comments to Mars and beyond.
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Basic Democracy Election Reforms 1 July 2007

Sec. A. All candidates for the same office in the same area shall have the same nominating petition requirements to get on the [general] election ballots.

Sec. B. (1) The Electors shall elect the members of each legislative body (odd number at least 5) in each year for 1 year terms.
(2) Each legislative body district shall have between 5 and 10 times the total number of electors at the last [general] election in all districts divided by the total members in the body.
(3) As nearly as possible, each district shall consist of 1 or more local governments or part of 1 local government and be contiguous and square.

Sec. C. (1) Each legislative body candidate shall get a list of all candidates for the body in all districts at least [4] weeks before the [general] election.
(2) Each candidate shall rank the other candidates in all districts (using 1 (highest), 2, etc.) and file such list not later than [4] P.M. [3] weeks before the [general] election.
(3) The lists shall be made public immediately at such deadline.
(4) If a valid list is not filed, then the candidate’s name shall be removed from the ballots.

[Equal Votes per winner P.R.]

Sec. D. (1) Each Elector may vote for 1 candidate for each legislative body.
(2) The Average shall be the Total Votes for all candidates in all districts divided by the Total Members to be elected in all districts, dropping fractions. Ave = TV/TM.
(3) A candidate who gets the Average shall be elected.
(4) The most excess votes above the Average shall be repeatedly moved to 1 or more unelected candidates, using the elected candidate’s rank order list.
(5) Only the votes needed to get the Average shall be moved to any 1 unelected candidate.
(6) If all members are not elected, then the candidate with the least votes in all districts shall lose.
(7) The loser’s votes shall be moved to 1 or more unelected candidates, using the original losing candidate’s rank order list and subject to (5).
(8) Steps (6) and (7) shall repeat, if necessary.
(9) Example- 100 Votes, Elect 5, Average 20
A 26 – 6 = 20 Elected
B 20 Elected
C 18 + 2 = 20 Elected
D 16
E 9
F 7 + 4 = 11
G 4
Excess A votes moved.
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A 20 Elected
B 20 Elected
C 20 Elected
D 16
F 11 + 4 = 15
E 9
G 4 – 4 = 0 Loses
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A 20 Elected
B 20 Elected
C 20 Elected
D 16 + 4 = 20 Elected
F 15 + 5 = 20 Elected
E 9 – 9 = 0 Loses

Sec. E. (1) A legislative body candidate or member may file a written rank order list of persons to fill his/her vacancy, if any.
(2) The qualified person who is highest on the list shall fill the vacancy.
(3) If the preceding does not happen, then the legislative body shall fill the vacancy with a person of the same party (if any) immediately at its next meeting.

Sec. F. (1) All elected executive officers and all judges shall be nominated for and elected at nonpartisan [general] elections.
(2) Each elector may vote for 1 or more candidates for each elected executive office or judge (including 1 write-in for each position).
[This is the Approval Voting method]
(3) The candidate(s) getting the most votes shall be elected (for the longest terms respectively in the case of 2 or more positions with different terms).

Here’s a post on the “top two,” followed by some interesting comments.

http://www.secstate.wa.gov/elections/toptwo.aspx