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WASH. STATE REPUBLICAN PARTY v. WASH. STATE GRANGE

Nos. 11-35122, 11-35124, 11-35125.

676 F.3d 784 (2012)

WASHINGTON STATE REPUBLICAN PARTY, Steve Neighbors; Marcy Collins; William Michael Young; Diane Tebelius, Bertabelle Hubka; Mike Gaston, Plaintiffs, Libertarian Party of Washington State; Ruth Bennett, J.S. Mills, Intervenor-Plaintiffs, and Washington State Democratic Central Committee, Intervenor-Plaintiff-Appellant, v. WASHINGTON STATE GRANGE; Sam Reed, Secretary of State; State of Washington; Rob McKenna, Intervenor-Defendants-Appellees. Washington State Republican Party, Plaintiff-Appellant, and Washington State Democratic Central Committee; Libertarian Party of Washington State; Ruth Bennett; J.S. Mills, Intervenor-Plaintiffs, v. Washington State Grange; State of Washington; Rob McKenna; Sam Reed, Secretary of State, Intervenor-Defendants-Appellees. Washington State Republican Party, Plaintiff, Washington State Democratic Central Committee, Intervenor-Plaintiff, and Libertarian Party of Washington State; Ruth Bennett; J.S. Mills, Intervenor-Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Washington State Grange; State of Washington; Rob McKenna; Sam Reed, Secretary of State, Intervenor-Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed January 19, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David T. McDonald (argued for all appellants), Emily D. Throop , Peter A. Talevich and Jennifer S. Addis , K & L Gates LLP, Seattle, WA, for appellant Washington State Democratic Central Committee.

John J. White, Jr. , and Kevin B. Hansen , Livengood, Fitzgerald & Alskog, PLLC, Kirkland, WA, for appellant Washington State Republican Party.

Orrin Leigh Grover , Woodburn, OR, for appellants Libertarian Party of Washington State, Ruth Bennett and John S. Mills.

Robert M. McKenna , Attorney General; James K. Pharris , Jeffrey T. Even (argued) and Allyson Zipp , Deputy Solicitors General, Olympia, WA, for appellees State of Washington, Rob McKenna and Sam Reed.

Thomas F. Ahearne (argued) and Kathryn Carder McCoy , Foster Pepper PLLC, Seattle, WA, for appellee Washington State Grange.

Before: D.W. NELSON, RAYMOND C. FISHER and MILAN D. SMITH, JR., Circuit Judges.

OPINION

FISHER, Circuit Judge:

We address whether the State of Washington has designed its election ballots in a manner that eliminates the risk of widespread voter confusion, a question left unresolved in Washington State Grange v. Washington State Republican Party ("Grange"), 552 U.S. 442, 128 S.Ct. 1184, 170 L.Ed.2d 151 (2008). We hold that the state has done so. The ballots, and related informational materials...

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