On August 2, the Oregon Secretary of State said that the initiative to change Oregon’s system to the “top-two” method did not have enough valid signatures. Therefore, it will not appear on the November 2006 ballot. The proposal would have required all candidates for all partisan office (except president) to run on a single primary ballot in May. Then, in November, only the two highest vote-getters would have been able to be on the ballot. Thanks to Steve Rankin for this news.
My comment follows.
Actually, the first step of this Louisiana-style monstrosity is the general election, and the second step is a runoff general election.
How can it be a “partisan” office, when it’s a nonpartisan election system?
The proponents are promising to have a bill introduced in the 2007 session of the Oregon legislature.
If that fails, don’t be surprised if there’s an effort to get a “top two” initiative on Oregon’s 2008 general election ballot.