On March 21, California State Senator Joel Anderson (R-San Diego) introduced SCA 14, which says that in California legislative races, if anyone gets at least 50% of the vote in the primary, he or she is deemed elected and that legislative office will not appear on the November ballot. He also amended one of his election law bills, SB 148, so that it implements that change if SCA 14 is approved by the voters in 2014.
If this proposal had been in effect in 2012, sixteen of the twenty State Senate races, and 39 of the 80 Assembly races, would have been settled in June instead of November. Furthermore, if this proposal had been in effect in 2012, Republicans would have been elected in four races (State Senate 27, State Senate 31, Assembly 49, and Assembly 65) in June, yet in reality, those same four Republicans were defeated in November 2012. In other words, there are four races in which someone got over 50% in June and yet lost in November. Thanks to Dave Kadlecek for news of these bills.
14th Amdt, Sec. 2 is still around – regardless of ALL of the New Age party hack machinations.
Here we go again.
The evil intent of “top-two” is to end free elections in America.
This is another perfect example of what “top-two” really means. It’s good that the pols are revealing their intentions before they managed to spread this retread of the old soviet sham electoral system onto the rest of the states in the US.
Wake up America!
It’s time to Fight! the evil “top-two” cabal and to expose all of its evil supporters for what they are!
** Repeal “Top-two” everywhere! **
*** STOP the “Top-two” conspiracy. ***