On August 8, the Center for Governmental Studies released a 53-page report on a model law for public funding for California state office. Unlike a ballot measure, Proposition 15, that was on the California ballot in June 2010, the CGS plan does not discriminate for or against any candidate on the basis of the candidate’s party affiliation or independent status. Proposition 15 was discriminatory; it required independent candidates to obtain twice as many small donations as were required for members of political parties.
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Edited By Richard Winger
Seems like a wonderful idea for a state that is hopelessly in debt! Let’s figure out another way to spend money we don’t have!
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P.R. and App.V.
The other stuff is an intentional distraction.
The Top Two Open Primary reform makes the whole process much simpler. Proposition 15 was trying to reconcile a process where some candidates did not run in the primary, while others had uncontested primaries, and other candidates might have a contested primary.