On March 31, the Oregon House passed HB 2414 by an overwhelming vote of 52-8. It permits two parties to jointly nominate the same candidate. On the November ballot, a candidate who had received the nomination of two political parties would have both party labels following his or her name. The first-named party would be the party of membership of that candidate.
The prospects for this bill look good in the Oregon Senate. If this bill is signed into law, Oregon would become the second state to have legalized or expanded the use of fusion in the last two years. Connecticut greatly expanded fusion in 2007.
One minor correction: The bill as engrossed with the -A amendment allows up to 3 party labels to be printed, not 2.
Would the bill allow the Democrats and Republicans to nominate the same candidate?
Major party candidates have to be a member of the party for a certain period of time in order to run in a partisan primary. However, a significant number of incumbents win the write-in vote in non-contested districts.