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Totally agreed!  I don't understand why this isn’t this allowed in the first place!?  Seems like a scam by the Dems and Repubs to keep other parties off the ballot.

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Exactly, it has been around forever, and in the early 20th century fusion voting was a key component of the progressive movement.  Beyond that, it doesn’t take a genius to see that more parties, more choices would be a good thing for democracy in Oregon or anywhere else.  Usually, third parties don’t get too far because people don’t want to cast their votes for someone who just can’t win.  Seems like fusion would get you around that – vote third party without wasting your vote.

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