Measure 65 bans party primaries and puts the top two into the general election. Third parties would be eliminated from ballot access in favor of centrists. (Although it's poor at electing centrists. E.g. David Duke in Louisiana.) For more info: http://swoolley.org/blog.cgi/washington%20state%20top%20two%20results http://swoolley.org/blog.cgi/measure%2065%20talking%20points%20for%20opb http://swoolley.org/blog.cgi/top%20two%20is%20a%20bad%20proposal http://swoolley.org/blog.cgi/rick%20dancer%20and%20the%20top%20two%20primary%20proposal http://swoolley.org/files/noon65signs.txt http://swoolley.org/files/bm65no-vps.html http://www.oregoncatalyst.com/index.php?/archives/1691-Dan-Meek-Measure-65-will-destroy-minor-parties,-choices..html Some signs: [code] SAVE DEMOCRACY VOTE NO ON 65! WANT REAL DEBATE? VOTE NO ON 65 OREGONIANS AGAINST SINGLE-PARTY ELECTIONS VOTE NO ON 65! NO TO SOVIET- STYLE ELECTIONS VOTE NO ON 65! UNFAIR AND UNDEMOCRATIC VOTE NO ON 65! NO TO SMOKE- FILLED ROOMS VOTE NO ON 65! NO BACK-ROOM ENDORSEMENTS VOTE NO ON 65! SAVE THE FREEDOM TO ASSOCIATE VOTE NO ON 65! BUCK THE TWO PARTY SYSTEM VOTE NO ON 65! MEASURE 65 IS FASCISM: THE MERGER OF STATE AND CORPORATE POWER PINOCHET BANNED PARTIES WHY WOULD WE TOO? VOTE NO ON 65! THE ROAD TO FASCISM IS PAVED BY CENTRISTS VOTE NO ON 65! SAVE ELECTIONS FROM BIG MONEY VOTE NO ON 65! PEOPLE AGAINST REPUBLICRATS VOTE NO ON 65! INDEPENDENTS FOR CHOICES VOTE NO ON 65! THIRD PARTIES FOR CHOICES VOTE NO ON 65! DO NOT OUTLAW THIRD PARTIES VOTE NO ON 65! UNDER MEASURE 65 PLEASE PICK ONE: DEMOCRAT, DEMOCRAT UNDER MEASURE 65 PLEASE PICK ONE: REPUBLICAN, REPUBLICAN SAVE THE SANE PRIMARY SYSTEM VOTE NO ON 65! R or D FOREVER REPUBLICRATS FOR MEASURE 65 R and D FOREVER DEMOPUBLICANS FOR MEASURE 65! [/code]