The California Secretary of State has assigned proposition numbers to the six statewide ballot measures that will be on the ballot on June 8, 2010. The “top-two open primary”, which was put on the ballot by the legislature, will be Proposition 14. Thanks to Calitics for this news.

The ballot measure for public funding of campaigns for candidates for Secretary of State is Proposition 15.

TIME Magazine has this story on the Independence Day Party of Vermont, which plans to run a gubernatorial candidate and at least 7 candidates for the State Senate this year. Thanks to several people who sent me the link.

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