The U.S. Supreme Court says: "The right to associate for the election of candidates is fundamental to the operation of our political system." People have the right to have their candidate presented to the people. Under Measure 65, smaller political parties will be driven out of existence.
Only the viewpoints of the top two vote recipients will be heard. Even if a contrary viewpoint is supported by a media campaign, that campaign can not offer any alternatives since access to the general election ballot has been denied.
Your right to vote for a candidate of your choice will be denied. The ability to cast a write-in ballot is no substitute for ballot access.
If a candidate withdraws after the primary and there was no third candidate, only one name will be on the ballot.
Despite Measure 65's goal, the recent primary election in Washington demonstrated this system depresses voter participation.
The recent primary election in Washington demonstrated this happens even when multiple parties participate in the primary. This is not healthy for democracy.
Political parties exist because they have different world views and opinions of how government should operate. However, this isn't a partisan issue, it is a fairness issue. Every viewpoint should be represented in the general election.