Washington Initiative 872, Top-Two Primaries Measure (2004)
| Washington Initiative 872 | |
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| Topic Primary election systems | |
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| Type Initiated state statute | Origin |
Washington Initiative 872 was on theballot as aninitiated state statute inWashington onNovember 2, 2004. It wasapproved.
A“yes”votesupportedreplacing the system of separate primaries with a top-two primary system. |
A“no”voteopposedreplacing the system of separate primaries with a top-two primary system. |
Election results
Washington Initiative 872 | ||||
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| 1,632,225 | 59.85% | ||
| No | 1,095,190 | 40.15% | ||
- Results are officially certified.
- Source
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Initiative 872 was as follows:
| “ | Initiative Measure No. 872 concerns elections for partisan offices. This measure would allow voters to select among all candidates in a primary. Ballots would indicate candidates’ party preference. The two candidates receiving most votes advance to the general election, regardless of party. Should this measure be enacted into law? | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is availablehere.
Path to the ballot
In Washington, proponents needed to collect anumber of signatures for anInitiative to the People.
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Footnotes
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