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Revolutionary Nonpartisan Primary Elections Proposed in Oregon

Revolutionary Nonpartisan Primary Elections Proposed in Oregon
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Jeff Mapes of OregonLive.com covered the story of Mark Frohnmayer -- son of David Frohnmayer, an established member of Oregon politics, law, and academia -- pushing for a version 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:

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Michael Higham

UC San Diego, Class of 2012, B.A. in Political Science. Education Journalist occasionally diving into energy policy, with the aspiration of becoming the coolest high school teacher or college professor your kids ever had.</p&gt

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