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            SandBagger Mag-e-zine   -  Volume 4  --  Special Edition!  --  August 9, 2004
 
Washington State Gets a New Primary Election System.  Be Sure To Vote
Reader Commentary By  Lori Sarancik and the League of women voters
 
[Editor's Note:  Unlike most things you'll read in SandBagger Mag-e-zine, this information is, to the best of our knowledge, truthful and accurate.  Nevertheless, it's a great read.  Give it a moment or two and you will learn about our new primary election system.  Apparently the old one was sort of unfair to people who weren't committed to one of the major parties.  Thank you for your attention to this special announcement.-- Horace J. Digby, Editor-in-Chief SandBagger Mag-e-zine]    
 

 

WHY IS THE 2004 PRIMARY DIFFERENT? 

    Both of the major political parties successfully challenged in court the way we did our primary elections.  A law was passed this year creating a new and different primary because of the court challenge.

 

WHY ARE THERE FOUR BALLOTS?

    There is a separate ballot for each major political party (Democrat, Republican, and Libertarian) and one additional, nonpartisan, ballot for unaffiliated voters.  In the September Primary, you will be able to choose only one (1) of the four ballots to vote on. 

    Your choice of ballot is done privately with no record made or kept. However, choosing a party ballot infers support for that party.

    Each political party ballot also has nonpartisan races and measures. 

 

WHAT DO I DO WITH THE UNUSED BALLOTS?

     After voting one of the four ballots discard the remaining three.  If you vote by absentee ballot, tear the unused ballots in half then throw them away.  If you vote at the polls, return the unused ballots to the election workers to be set aside, voided, and returned to the Elections office.

 

WHAT HAPPENS IF I VOTE FOR PEOPLE IN DIFFERENT PARTIES?

    If you vote for candidates in different parties by voting on more than one ballot, none of the votes for any candidate associated with any major political party will be valid.  If you vote for more than one party, we are not allowed to count any of your party votes.

 

WHAT ARE NONPARTISAN BALLOTS?

    A nonpartisan ballot is available for voters choosing not to pick a party.  The nonpartisan ballot has no political party candidates or offices, just the nonpartisan races and measures.  This ballot does not have any positions on it that are affiliated with a political party (i.e. U.S. Senator, Governor, State Representatives, or County Commissioners).  You may use this option if you do not choose to vote a party ballot.

 

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