Electoral reform in Washington
- Electoral reform in Washington
Electoral reform in Washington refers to efforts to change the voting laws in this northwestern U.S. state. In 2006, Pierce County, Washington's electorate adopted Amendment 3, voting to switch to instant-runoff voting [ [http://www.irvwa.org/ IRV Washington] ] . Part of the impetus for this measure was dissatisfaction with the "pick-a-party primary" system [ [http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/opinion/2003506676_krist03.html Instant runoff voting: speaking to voter needs] , Krist Novoselic, Seattle Times, Jan. 3, 2007.] . Washington requires 1,000 petition signatures for printed ballot access [ [http://bowlesforpresident.com/id16.html Bowles for President] .] . Voting rights of felons arerestored upon completion of sentence, including prison, parole, and probation [ [http://www.brennancenter.org/dynamic/subpages/download_file_48642.pdf Felony Disenfranchisement Laws] , Brennan Center.] . Bills to join the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact and award Washington's 11 electoral votes to the winner of the nationwide popular vote winner were introduced in both houses of the Washington State Legislature in 2007, but they died.
In 2005, Toby Nixon, a Republican member of the Washington State House of Representatives, started a campaign to implement the Schulze method for the election of the governor of Washington. However, this campaign ended abruptly when Toby Nixon wasn't re-elected in 2006. election-stub
External links
* [http://www.fairvote.org/?page=948 FairVote Washington] .
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