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Washington: Gop Party

Fri, 09/26/2008 - 18:12

Both sides respond to GOP Party decision

By Bryan Bissell, PolitickerWA.com Reporter

All sides involved have now responded to this morning's decision to throw out the Democratic Party's lawsuit to change the printed ballots to label gubernatorial candidate Dino Rossi as a member of the Republican Party instead of preferring the "G.O.P. Party" in line with new "top two" primary rules.

The Rossi campaign responded first this morning, highlighting the potential chaos that was avoided.

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Fri, 09/26/2008 - 14:19

Judge allows Rossi to prefer G.O.P. on ballot

By Bryan Bissell, PolitickerWA.com Reporter

This morning King County District Court Judge Richard Eadie refused to direct the state's 39 counties to change their ballots to list gubernatorial candidate Dino Rossi as a Republican, as a lawsuit filed by the state Democratic Party had proposed.

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Thu, 09/25/2008 - 13:29

'GOP Party' lawsuit takes military tack

By Bryan Bissell, PolitickerWA.com Reporter

State Republicans are going after the Democrats' recent lawsuit that aims to change the ballot to show gubernatorial candidate Dino Rossi labeled as a Republican instead of preferring the "G.O.P. Party" by saying it discriminates against overseas military personnel whose ballots have already been mailed. The Democrats responded by saying their lawsuit will not affect those in the military.

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Tue, 09/23/2008 - 19:31

UPDATE: Dems sue to change Rossi's ballot affiliation, Republicans cry distraction

By Bryan Bissell, PolitickerWA.com Reporter

The Washington State Democratic Party has filed a lawsuit in the King County Superior Court seeking to declare that Dino Rossi's preference of the "G.O.P. Party" is illegal in Washington state.

The suit seeks to require Secreatary of State Sam Reed to "distribute an amended certified list of gubernatorial candidatesthat, in accordance with the law, accurately identifies Rossi's party preference as the Washington State Republican Party."

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Tue, 09/16/2008 - 14:33

Elway: Gregoire leads, and GOP Rossi outperforms Republican Rossi

By Bryan Bissell, PolitickerWA.com Reporter

The September edition of the Elway Poll shows Gov. Chris Gregoire leading her opponent Dino Rossi, but by how much depends on the description. When identified as "Republican Dino Rossi", Gregoire led by ten points, 51-41, but when respondents were told that their choice was "Dino Rossi, who prefers the GOP Party", he cut the lead to four, 48-44. With the numbers combined Gregoire leads by eight, 50-42.

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