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OREGON MEASURE 65 GP Mayor Holzinger Among M65 Supporters (KAJO 1270 AM Grants Pass) CAMPAIGN Ayers/Wright attacks won't work and will harm the long term interests of conservatives (Chicago Tribune/Change of Subject) But I suspect moderate, independent voters are repelled by the polarizing and at

INDEPENDENT VOTERS Independent Voters React To Presidential Debate (KRDO - Colorado Springs) "I want them to address the problems that are of importance to the American people and I want them to be clear," says independent voter Marcia Ford.

MEASURE 65 Secretary Of State Race: Dancer is Alone in Supporting Open Primary (Willamette Week) Democrat Kate Brown, Republican Rick Dancer and Seth Woolley of the Pacific Green Party are battling to replace term-limited incumbent Bill Bradbury.

INDEPENDENT VOTERS Report: State electorate is largely discontented (Glendale News Press) While the share of Democratic and Republican voters dropped from 87.1% in 1992 to 76.3% in 2008, independent voters who declined to state a party affiliation rose from 1.3 million in 1992 to 3 million this year.

PARTISAN OPPOSITION TO OREGON "TOP TWO" PRIMARY Oregon’s Measure 65: Pacific Greens reply (Green Party Watch) Third parties are just as partisan as major parties. Hmmmm..... Does this serve voters? REFORM SC: Aiken to vote on nonpartisan elections (Aiken Standard) SC: Politicians prefer partisan

REFORM GOP won't aid Baird opponent ( The Olympian ) Delavar said the snub had more to do with the party's dissatisfaction with the new top-two primary system. It allows the top two vote getters to move on to the November election, regardless of what party they say they prefer.

INDEPENDENT VOTERS Independent voters in Arizona on the rise ( The Arizona Republic ) Primaries draw few independents-Confusing rules, party politics keep many from polls ( The Arizona Republic ) REFORM -- More on Oregon Open Primary!

by Sal Peralta , August 30, 2008 During the coming months, various interests will be debating the Open Primary system that will be on Oregon's ballot as Measure 65 this November. WHAT IS THE OPEN PRIMARY? The Open Primary will create a single primary in which any Oregon voter may vote for any candidate on the primary ballot, and the top two candidates will move on to the general election.

INDEPENDENT VOTERS IFC Jumps on Election Coverage Bandwagon - Network Says Specials Will Track Campaigns with Independent Voters in Mind ( Multichannel News ) Independents believe in themselves ( LETTER Arizona Republic ) REFORM Majority rule: Minnesota’s electoral system doesn’t work well

ROUND UP ON OREGON OPEN PRIMARY REFERENDUM Bradbury announces his bid for governor in 2010 (Politicker OR)Bradbury likely to run for governor in 2010 (Jeff Mapes, The Oregonian) Dem Bradbury (who is being criticized by Repubs) said he will work with a group that is trying to encourage other states to adopt Oregon's vote-by-mail system.