Sometimes you have to start with small steps.
Our friends in CA, with Jason Olson, Director of IndependentVoice.Org, had this to say about the Primary:
Even before the first vote is counted, Tuesday’s Statewide Primary Election had a big winner: California’s independent voters. For the first time in over a decade, the votes of the state’s 3.6 million independent voters (now called “No Party Preference”) actually mattered in State Legislative and Congressional elections.
These independent (NPP-No Party Preference) candidates made it to the General Election:
Congressional Seat
13CD - Marilyn Singleton
23CD - Terry Phillips
29CD - David Hernadez
33CD - Bill Bloomfield
State Assembly
28AD - Chad Walsh
The Independent Voice also supported Congressional Candidate Abel Maldonado (Republican, 24th District), who helped get Top Two passed as Lt. Governor, who also made it to the General Election.
"We're proud to stand with candidates who support the kinds of reforms necessary - like open primaries and redistricting reform - that take power away from the political parties and return it to the people."
Use the above link for more information about the Independent Voice.
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3 comments:
In 2010, under the old partisan system, there were three independent candidates for Congress on the November ballot. They didn't win, but neither are the 2012 independents going to win. The top-two system hasn't changed anything, except to wipe out minor party general election campaigns.
Both the Los Angeles Times and the Sacramento Bee, plus the Public Policy Institute, have now reported that top-two did not change who is being elected.
The turnout in California's June 2012 primary is the lowest in the history of California presidential primaries. It appears to be 24%, after all the remaining ballots are counted.
The turnout was at a record low, even though CAIVN spent millions of dollars sending brochures to 500,000 independent voters, encouraging them to vote.
Sometimes you have to take small tests. The first time using this system does not meet the requirement to determine its use. But I agree that I would have constructed a different version of Open Primaries.
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