Category Archives: primaries
California’s Meh Primary
SacBee editorial:
Speaking of embarrassing, 287,590 Californians voted on election day for Sen. Leland Yee for secretary of state, the chief elections officer, even though he faces federal corruption charges including allegations of gun-running.
Maybe Yee’s voters were confused.… Continue reading
Daniel Stid on CA Top Two
Here, at the Hewlett Foundation Blog:
Can the top two primary reverse or at least alleviate polarization? Last fall, at the height of the government shut down, pundits pointed to California’s primary innovation as a model for the nation.… Continue reading
Did Democrats Put Kashkari Over Donnelly in CA?
Mark Barabak reports for the LA Times that Republicans are breathing a sigh of relief over the choice of the more moderate candidate over the tea party candidate in the CA governor’s race, to face incumbent Democratic governor Jerry Brown… Continue reading
New Suit Challenging New Mexico’s Closed Primaries
Alex Padilla’s Non-Answer on Top-Two
Following up on this post, CA Secretary of State candidate Alex Padilla has now written answers to the CfER survey on election reform. But look at this response on top two:
What is your opinion of the top-two primary… Continue reading
“Conyers to invoke Nader case to get onto primary ballot”
Important look at the legal issues from the Detroit News.
On the relevance of the Nader case, Michigan is apparently taking the position that it is unconstitutional to limit petition signature gatherers to residents in presidential elections but not in… Continue reading
“Viewpoints: Top-two primary system is eliminating diverse political expression”
Michael Feinstein SacBee oped.
“CFI’s Launches New Project on Money and Polarization in the 2014 Congressional Primaries”
Press release: “Today, as the congressional primary season heats up, the Campaign Finance Institute is announcing the public launch of its Project on Money and Polarization in the 2014 Primaries. This first step includes a new web tool through… Continue reading
“Republican Civil War Peaks as Primaries Test Tea Party”
“Reps. Mike Honda, Tom McClintock find reelection no longer a lock; California’s relatively new ‘top two’ primary system means the incumbents face challengers who may have stayed away before”
“Voter Turnout in Primary Elections”
New report from Eric McGhee of PPIC:
California’s new top-two primary system did not produce the increase in voter turnout that many had hoped for in 2012. But it did appear to engage independent voters. Examining primary voting trends over… Continue reading
Great IGS Event/Lineup on Top-Two Primary in California
” Top-two primary might be bad for small-party candidates”
LA Times:
When California voters decided to change the way the state’s primary elections work, the move was cast as an effort to moderate a state Capitol gripped by polarization.
If the top two vote-getters in a primary faced… Continue reading