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9th Circuit: WA primary system OK
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| Contributor | Ralphie |
| Last Edited | Ralphie Jan 19, 2012 11:56pm |
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| Category | Blog Entry |
| Author | Jim Camden |
| News Date | Thursday, January 19, 2012 11:55:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Washington state's current primary system which has candidates stating their party preference rather than a party affiliation and sends the top two vote-getters to the general election is constitutional, a federal appeals court said today.
The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals rejected claims by Washington's Democratic, Republican and Libertarian parties that the system infringes on their First Amendment rights of association. There's no proof that voters are confused by it, the court ruled. |
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