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 in particular and two-round runoff systems (as used by many local jurisdictions) in general? What are your thoughts about replacing the top-two primary with, for example, a single IRV election with all the candidates in November, or a 'top four' system that winnows the field to four candidates in June and then uses IRV to determine the final winner in November? Do you have other ideas as to how to ensure that the most popular candidates advance to a later final-round general election or runoff? Beyond an election's format, the essential question we have to answer in California is how to get more voters engaged and participating in our democracy. Regardless of an election's format, we know that currently, there are millions of Californians who do not vote and millions of Californians who aren't even registered. We need to work to engage more Californians in voting. That's why I've pledged to register a million more voters in my first term as Secretary of State and prioritize visiting high schools throughout California to cultivate civic engagement among the next generation of California voters. At the same time, we also must work to increase trust and confidence of government. That's why I've introduced a tough package of campaign finance reforms in the state legislature to ban fundraising during the last 100 days of session and strengthen campaign finance disclosure and reporting. By working to engage more Californians in elections, and working to institute reforms to restore trust in government, we can strengthen our democracy.