OLYMPIA – Secretary of State Sam Reed and leaders of the Washington State Grange gathered Wednesday to review the primary and discuss their efforts to pass an initiative in November to change the primary system again.
Reed, Grange President Terry Hunt and Don Whiting of the campaign to pass Initiative 872 participated in the meeting at the Grange Insurance Association Building in Seattle.
Tuesday’s primary is based on a system used in Montana and seven other states. Reed and the Grange opposed it.
Initiative 872, if passed, would establish a method that repeals the requirement that voters choose a party in the primary. That rule has angered thousands of voters statewide. The other main difference is that only the top two vote-getters in a primary would advance to the general election, regardless of party affiliation.
The initiative is opposed by the Republican, Democratic and Libertarian parties.
Everett had no part in anti-Senn ads
EVERETT – The president of the Everett Area Chamber of Commerce said Monday that group members had no knowledge of or involvement in the television ad campaign criticizing attorney general candidate Deborah Senn’s work as state insurance commissioner.
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce paid for the ads, which ran until Sunday.
The Everett Area Chamber of Commerce is a member of the national group. But chamber President Louise Stanton-Masten said in a statement that the bylaws of the local group “prohibit involvement in individual campaigns.”
Berkey to address university women
EVERETT – State Sen. Jean Berkey, D-Everett, will discuss education, health care, gender equity and other issues facing state lawmakers at the October meeting of the local chapter of the American Association of University Women.
Berkey will speak at the 11 a.m. Oct. 9 meeting at the Everett Senior Center, 3025 Lombard Ave. For information, call 425-338-1738.
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