Politico Story on Possibility that California Top-Two System Will Exclude Any Democrat from Gubernatorial General Election Ballot

Posted on by December 15, 2025

This Politico story explores the possibility that the California top-two system might create a November 2026 ballot with only two Republicans on the ballot for Governor. The story does not mention the idea that the legislature could amend the election law to legalize write-in voting in general elections for top-two offices. California already has write-in space for other types of elections.

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Politico Story on Possibility that California Top-Two System Will Exclude Any Democrat from Gubernatorial General Election Ballot — 16 Comments

  10. again-
    CA CONST ART II
    SEC. 2.5. A voter who casts a vote in an election in accordance with the laws of this State shall have that vote counted.
    (Sec. 2.5 added March 5, 2002, by Prop. 43. Res.Ch. 114, 2001.)
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    CA — Elections Code section 8600. ][ mere law ]
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    (c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a person may not be a write-in candidate at the general election for a voter-nominated office.

    Source: Section 8600, https://leginfo.¬legislature.¬ca.¬gov/faces/codes_displaySection.-xhtml?lawCode=ELEC§ionNum=8600.¬ (updated Feb. 10, 2012; accessed Dec. 1, 2025).
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    see 2010 usa Senator election in AK land – that write-in M person of a zillion spellings

  14. If the general election for Governor is Republica vs Republican a lot of Democrats will get on board witj eliminating Top Two Primary.

  15. HOW MANY DAYS DID IT TAKE FOR CA LEGIS COMMIES DEMS TO PUT PROP 50 [MORE RIGGED DEM USA REPS] ON NOV 2025 BALLOTS ???

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