Californians To Decide On Open Primary Amendment
Californians To Decide On Open Primary Amendment The Top Two Primaries Act would require that candidates run in a single primary open to all registered voters, with the top two vote-getters meeting in a runoff. By Jean Merl November 26, 2009 Last spring, two seasoned politicians squared off over a rare open congressional seat. Democrats Judy Chu, then a member of the state Board of Equalization, and state Sen. Gil Cedillo placed first and second, respectively, in a widely watched special primary election in the San Gabriel Valley-area district. Chu advanced to the July runoff with 32.6% of the vote,...
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