The Cascadia Advocate is written by the staff, board, and contributors of the Northwest Progressive Institute, a regionally focused nonprofit working from Washington, Oregon, & Idaho to constructively transform our world through insightful research and imaginative advocacy.
NPI was founded in August 2003 and is based in Redmond, Washington.
| Excerpt: | Kansas is a right wing stronghold, but a divisive Republican U.S. Senate primary is giving Democrats cause for hope. |
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| Published at: | 5:00 PM on Friday, July 31st, 2020 |
| Written by: | Ruairi Vaughan |
| Categories: | Elections, Party Politics |
| Other Tags: | Fair Elections, KS-Sen |
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| Excerpt: | The returns so far suggest people across the Evergreen State understand the importance of investing in the public services that make our communities strong. |
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| Published at: | 8:20 PM on Sunday, May 3rd, 2020 |
| Written by: | Rich Erwin |
| Categories: | Education, Elections, Healthcare, Policy Topics |
| Other Tags: | 2019-2022 Coronavirus Pandemic, WA-Local, WA-Schools |
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| Excerpt: | Almost half of Washington State's registered voters participated in its 2020 presidential primary, the first to be used by both major political parties. |
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| Published at: | 6:51 PM on Sunday, March 22nd, 2020 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Elections |
| Other Tags: | Pacific Northwest Presidential Primaries, US-Pres |
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| Excerpt: | In this guest post, Shoreline's Chris Roberts explains how contests for local office in Washington would benefit from being moved to even-numbered years. |
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| Published at: | 9:30 AM on Monday, January 27th, 2020 |
| Written by: | Chris Roberts |
| Categories: | Elections |
| Other Tags: | Fair Elections |
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| Excerpt: | The debate over eliminating elections in odd-numbered years is heating up. But opponents are making a number of claims that are factually inaccurate. |
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| Published at: | 3:01 PM on Saturday, January 25th, 2020 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Elections |
| Other Tags: | Fair Elections |
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| Excerpt: | This is it. Election Day 2019 has arrived. Have you voted? Have you asked your family and friends if they've voted? |
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| Published at: | 7:30 AM on Tuesday, November 5th, 2019 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Elections |
| Other Tags: | Reminder to Vote |
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| Excerpt: | 2019's turnout appears to be on track to be higher than the last two odd-numbered years. But it probably won't get anywhere near fifty percent. |
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| Published at: | 4:28 PM on Monday, November 4th, 2019 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Elections |
| Tags: | Voter Turnout |
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| Excerpt: | August 6th, 2019 is Top Two Election Day! Have you voted? Have you checked in with family and friends to make sure they have voted? |
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| Published at: | 10:48 AM on Tuesday, August 6th, 2019 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Elections |
| Other Tags: | Election Day, Reminder to Vote |
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| Excerpt: | We all ought to be able to agree that voting shouldn't be difficult and burdensome. Let's continue to provide prepaid postage on ballot return envelopes. |
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| Published at: | 9:30 AM on Saturday, November 17th, 2018 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Elections |
| Tags: | Voter Turnout |
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| Excerpt: | Oregon has really stepped up its turnout since its last report and has rocketed past Washington to a 49% ballot return rate statewide. Washington hasn't been sitting still, though... its turnout is now up to 47.6%, and should surpass 50% by tonight. |
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| Published at: | 11:57 AM on Tuesday, November 6th, 2018 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Elections |
| Tags: | Voter Turnout |
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| Excerpt: | Voter turnout in Washington is strong and getting stronger, while Oregon has some catching up to do. Have you voted? How about your friends? |
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| Published at: | 6:25 PM on Monday, November 5th, 2018 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Elections |
| Tags: | Voter Turnout |
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| Excerpt: | Today is Election Day! Have you voted? Have you checked in with family and friends to make sure they have voted? |
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| Published at: | 10:11 AM on Tuesday, August 7th, 2018 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Elections |
| Other Tags: | Election Day, Reminder to Vote |
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| Excerpt: | For the second time in two years, Washington's November voter turnout has sunk to a new low. Only 37.1% of voters participated in the 2017 general election. |
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| Published at: | 1:12 PM on Wednesday, November 29th, 2017 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Elections |
| Tags: | Voter Turnout |
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| Excerpt: | Tomorrow — Tuesday, November 7th, 2017 — is General Election Day across Washington State. Although there are no statewide positions at stake or even statewide initiatives on the ballot this year, five legislative districts are holding special elections — the outcome of which will determine who controls the Senate in 2018. At the same time, thousands […] |
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| Published at: | 2:15 PM on Monday, November 6th, 2017 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Elections |
| Tags: | Voter Turnout |
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