Law Professor Derek Muller has this op-ed in the Los Angeles Times. He points out that the combination of the California top-two system, plus the March primary for Congress, results in a system in which no one can run for Congress in November 2020 who has not filed a declaration of candidacy by December 11, 2019. So, even though unexpected events may occur after December 2019 and before November 2020, no new candidates may enter. This system is virtually unique in the nation. Other states have March congressional primaries, but later filing deadlines for independent candidates, but in California, even independents had to file in December 2019.
The SOS is trying to continue the voter confusion by not letting the De La Fuente’s give a mark before their names
as covered by CA Elections Code section 13118.
All part of the New Age RED communist scheme/conspiracy to take over Western Civilization.
Too many math MORONS esp in CA to count.
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PR and Appv and TOTSOP
“Too many math MORONS esp in CA to count.”
Are you talking about Andrew Yang supporters? His slogan is M.A.T.H. (Make America Think Harder)
Limiting voter choices by so over-regulating and restricting the candidates who might want to run is a form of voter suppression.
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Where are the Yang cases / petitions to get EQUAL ballot access, PR, AppV and TOTSOP ???
California stopped having three elections after 1944, with the exception of 2008.
Muller’s claim that California used to have three elections while true is intended to deceive readers that it was a recent change somehow associated with Top 2.
If one first voted in 1964 (born in 1943), it would not have been until 2010 that they would have needed to take off their shoes to count independent congressional candidates. That is less than 1% of congressional races. If not rare, it was certainly highly exceptional.
California should move the primary to September, and permit election in the primary for Top 2 offices (except where barred by current federal statute) as it already does for nonpartisan offices.
NOOOO caucuses, primaries and conventions
ONLY EQUAL Nom Pets
PR and APPV and TOTSOP