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Washington: Sam Reed

February 26, 2009 - 06:59 pm
NEWS FEED: News Tribune

Nirvana, Adele and Charles Z. Smith now; Booth Gardner later

By Joe Turner

I kept trying to get to this, but my colleague with The Associated Press, Brian Slodysko, beat me to it.

A few years ago, the oral history program got split up. The Legislature now commissions oral histories of former legislators (Former Sen. Lorraine Wojahn, Tacoma Democrat, still has a bio in the works, I think.) And the Secretary of State's office does everybody else.

Sam Reed's office chose to write bios on Nirvana bassist Krist Novoselic, longtime Bremerton Sun reporter Adele Ferguson and first black justice on the Washington Supreme Court, Charles Z. Smith.

Reed's office also is working a bio for former Gov. Booth Gardner and former Supreme Court Justice Carolyn Dimmick, the first woman on the bench of the state's highest court.

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Thu, 11/13/2008 - 14:32

After SoS loss, newcomer Osgood hopes to keep elections agenda alive

By Bryan Bissell, PolitickerWA.com Reporter

Jason Osgood (D-Seattle) got his start in politics on a big stage when he ran unsuccessfully for secretary of state this year.

Prior to 2008 he had been active in his legislative district and co-founded the watchdog group Washington Citizens for Fair Elections, but Osgood had never run for political office.

Still, failing to unseat Secretary of State Sam Reed has not deterred Osgood from staying active in politics. Instead he hopes to push forward with his agenda of a more open elections system.

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Wed, 08/06/2008 - 13:16

Sec. of state's office launches online voter outreach program

By Bryan Bissell, PolitickerWA.com Reporter

The office of Secretary of State Sam Reed has launched a new effort to reach out to voters and encourage participation in the electoral process. The campaign, called "I Will Vote", establishes a presence on MySpace, Facebook, YouTube and Twitter that provide information about the election and provides a forum for sharing opinions and photos with other voters in the state.

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Tue, 08/05/2008 - 13:41

Reed predicts strong primary turnout with 'top two'

By Bryan Bissell, PolitickerWA.com Reporter

[img_assist|nid=1243|title=Secretary of State Sam Reed|desc=Politicker photo|link=none|url=undefined|align=left|width=200|height=150]Secretary of State Sam Reed issued a press release yesterday in advance of a statewide tour to promote the August 19 "top two" primary in which he predicted that voter turnout for the inaugural primary would hit 46 percent, making it one of the highest in state history.

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Tue, 07/22/2008 - 22:11

Despite lawsuit, Reed stands behind I-1029

By Bryan Bissell, PolitickerWA.com Reporter

Opponents of Initiative I-1029, which would require more training for home care workers in the state, have filed a lawsuit arguing that the wording on the ballot petitions, which incorrectly called it an initiative to the legislature instead of one for the people, should be taken as fact.

Secretary of State Same Reed, however, stands by the initiative's misstated intent. 

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Mon, 07/14/2008 - 15:07

State sticks up for top two primary

By Bryan Bissell, PolitickerWA.com Reporter

Solicitor General Maureen Hart wrote a letter Friday on behalf of Secretary of State Sam Reed to lawyers from the state Democratic and Republican Parties sticking up for the legality of the state's "top two" primary. Earlier in the week Democrat David McDonald and Republican John White wrote to Reed suggesting that a 9th Circuit Court injunction banning the primary was still in place despite the Supreme Court's decision that it was facially legal.

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Wed, 07/09/2008 - 12:29

Reed still confident top two will go on

By Bryan Bissell, PolitickerWA.com Reporter

Secretary of State Sam Reed continues to stand by the "top two" primary, despite Tuesday's actions from lawyers for the state Democratic and Republican Parties.

Notably, he dismisses the attorneys' arguments that a 9th Circuit Court of Appeals injunction from 2005 would trump the Supreme Court decision upholding the validity of the top two primary.

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Mon, 06/16/2008 - 14:33

Eyman says I-985 on verge of signature mark

By Bryan Bissell, PolitickerWA.com Reporter

Tim Eyman, the chief sponsor of the Initiative 985 that would require the implementation of certain traffic congestion reduction measures recommended by State Auditor Brian Sonntag, announced today that the campaign is on the cusp of the 225,000 signatures required to gain access to the ballot in November.

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Sat, 06/14/2008 - 17:21

Statewide nominees speak

By Bryan Bissell, PolitickerWA.com Reporter

SPOKANE -

Washington's slate of statewide candidates gave speeches this afternoon after becoming the official nominees of the party.

Peter Goldmark, candidate for public lands commissioner, emphasized his roots as an eastern Washington Democrat, and talked of his commitment to sustainability and care for the land. He also went after incumbent Doug Sutherland as a stooge for corporate interests.

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Fri, 06/13/2008 - 16:23

Pelz, McDonald and Hunt pile on 'top two' primary

By Bryan Bissell, PolitickerWA.com Reporter

SPOKANE -

Rep. Sam Hunt (D-Olympia) just introduced state Democratic Party Chair Dwight Pelz in a discussion about the "top two" primary, how it came about, and where it might lead. He enumerated the differences between Washington's current setup and the Louisiana process after which it was modeled. Hunt, like Pelz, is not a fan of the system.

Pelz read from the Supreme Court's decision that upheld I-872, notably the passage that created wiggle room by stating that voter confusion in the ballots could reverse the decision.

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