Washington State Blanket Primary (Part I); letter to Dan Ogden from the Washington State Assistant Attorney General enclosed with copies of Plaintiff’s Disclosure of Expert Testimony, Republican Intervenors’ Disclosure of Expert Testimony, Libertarian Party’s notice of Proposed Expert and Secretary of State’s Disclosure of Expert Witness; revised drafts of the alternatives to a blanket primary; drafts sent to state representative Val Ogden from the Attorney General’s office; an email explaining instant runoff voting; letter to Secretary of State from the chair of Washington State Democratic Central regarding the conduct of the September 19, 200 democratic Primary; Washington State Grange business card; letter from Dan Ogden, as Clark County Democratic Central chair, to Paul Berendt regarding his reaction to the blanket primary decision; memo providing an overview of events and legislature relating to the Blanket Primary; Report of Task force on Response to Blanket Primary Decision; letter to Secretary of State from Washington State Democratic Committee chair on the Conduct of September 19, 200 Democratic Primary; press release from the Clark County democratic Central Committee outlining opposition to the State Democratic Party chairman’s decision to force a closed primary; editorial on the debate about the blanket primary copied from Columbian.com website.

File — Drawer: 2, Folder: 63

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From the Collection:

The collection includes political campaign ephemera compiled by Dr. Daniel M. Ogden during his time as a Political Science professor at Washington State College and during his time as an advance man for John F. Kennedy’s presidential campaign in the 1960s.

Materials relating to the many facets of Ogden’s career in public utilities are included in this collection including those used for the purpose of Ogden’s dissertation, “The Development of Federal Power Policy in the Pacific Northwest.” Included are pamphlets, ephemera, public and private power reports, correspondence, newspaper clippings, research notes, legislative documents and the dissertation. Materials on Public/Private Power issues collected after completion of Ogden’s dissertation in 1949 are also included.