Former California State Senator Steve Peace says the lawsuit Boydston v Padilla will be appealed to the California Supreme Court. See his op-ed here. The vow to appeal is at the end. This is the case in which some voters argued that the state and federal constitutions require that independent voters be permitted to vote in the presidential primaries of all parties, not just the parties that are willing to let independents vote in their primaries.
Former Senator Peace is a proponent of top-two systems. It is good that he values the principle that all voters should be treated equally. Ironically, the system he supports prevents minor party members from voting for members of their party in general elections. So his system does not treat all voters equally; it treats Republican and Democratic voters far more kindly than it treats minor party voters. Ever since the top-two system started in California, there is not one instance when a minor party member qualified for the general election, except in cases when only one major party had someone running.
Who has standing in this suit and what are the damages? Is it from a previous election or the threat of not being able to vote in an upcoming one?
Speaking of California, look who is trying to suppress the initiative there:
https://www.wsj.com/articles/california-democrats-ballot-initiatives-law-voters-isaac-bryan-progressives-72648142?mod=opinion_lead_pos2
California should eliminate primaries and go directly to the general election with a runoff if necessary.
General election. No runoff is me necessary.
DemonRats represent lazy people who lack initiative and hate the very idea.
My proposal addresses all the problems pointed out here and bypasses them. It’s unfortunate no one here wants to analyze it seriously in adequate detail.