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# Revolutionary Nonpartisan Primary Elections Proposed in Oregon
- URL: https://ivn.us/revolutionary-nonpartisan-primary-elections-in-oregon-proposed/
- Published: 2013-10-18T16:51:05.000Z
- Updated: 2026-06-22T19:42:32.000Z
- Author: Michael Higham
- Tags: News

Jeff Mapes of [OregonLive.com](http://www.oregonlive.com/mapes/index.ssf/2013/10/dave%5Ffrohnmayers%5Fson%5Fproposes.html?ref=ivn.us) covered the story of Mark Frohnmayer -- son of David Frohnmayer, an established member of Oregon politics, law, and academia -- pushing for a [version](http://media.oregonlive.com/mapes/other/SP-2014-043.pdf?ref=ivn.us) of the nonpartisan top-two primary system. It is identical to California and Washington systems, but with a twist; approval voting.

The Oregon initiative would complete the nonpartisan primary's trek along the West coast. It will need 87,416 signatures from registered voters to qualify for the November 2014 ballot."" - Mark Frohnmayer

The article explained the system and Frohnmayer's thoughts on partisanship and electoral reform:

> [fledgling electric vehicle company](http://www.arcimoto.com/company?ref=ivn.us)[approval voting primary](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=db6Syys2fmE&feature=youtu.be&ref=ivn.us)

Image credit: [News Register](http://www.newsregister.com/?ref=ivn.us)