On January 8, bills were introduced in each house of the Oregon legislature to provide that only the two candidates who received the most votes in the primary could be on the November ballot. The bills would affect all federal and state office except president. They are SB 53 and HB 2061. They appear to be sponsored by the Public Commission on the Oregon Legislature, rather than being sponsored by any particular legislators.
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Edited By Richard Winger
In Oregon, The Independent Party was born January 24, 2007 after state elections officials verified that its sponsors had turned in the required 18,900 signatures to qualify. Are you saying they will be exluded from ballot in general election? Please clarify.
This looks exactly like the “open primary” initiatives that were filed by Keisling for the Nov 06 ballot.
In that case, it would destroy the viability of minor party candidates by turning the primary into the general election, and turning the general election into a run-off for the top 2.