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Proposition 60
Election Rights of Political Parties.
Shall the general election ballot be required to include candidate receiving most votes among candidates of same party for partisan office in primary election?
- Official Summary, Pros & Cons
- Other Resources : Organizations , Articles, Reports, Links
- UU Commentaries
- Other California Ballot Propositions
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Official Summary and Arguments
Proposition 60 requires general election ballot include candidate receiving most votes among candidates of same party for partisan office in primary election. Fiscal Impact: No fiscal effect.
Official
Voter Information Guide (pdf)
Source: California Secretary of State / Elections and Voter Information
Campaign
Finance Information
Source: California Secretary of State / Cal-Access
Related Proposition
A YES vote on this measure means:
The State Constitution would require that the top vote-getter from each party in a state primary election advance to the general election. (The current statutory elections process has this requirement.)
A NO vote on this measure means:
No provisions would be added to the State Constitution regarding state primary elections.
Arguments FOR Proposition 60
Proposition 60 guarantees full, free, and open debate in elections. Proposition 60 preserves voter choice and protects your right to select political party nominees for public office in direct primary elections. Proposition 60 gives you the right to choose from all parties and different points of view in general elections.
Arguments AGAINST Proposition 60
Proposition 60 does not go far enough. It leaves the door open to possible future tinkering with our election system.
For Proposition 60
Committee to Preserve Voter Choice
Against Proposition 60
None located.
Nonpartisan Background and Analysis
Institute of Governmental Studies, UC Berkeley
Selected Articles, Editorials, Opinions, Reports
Poll:
Rival ballot initiatives both ahead
Sacramento Bee, August 17, 2004
Our
view: the state Supreme Court correctly ordered Prop. 60 to be split into
two
North County Times, August 10, 2004
Ballot
measure split in two: rival propositions on primary process will collide
in November
San Jose Mercury News, July 30, 2004, as posted by NewsBank
Rancor
and gridlock
San Francisco Chronicle, July 25, 2004
Last updated on September 28, 2004
UU Commentaries
No commentary was received prior to our deadline. Please add your opinion and voice to the discussion below.
"In politics, an organized minority is a political majority."
—Jesse Jackson
"People often say that, in a democracy, decisions
are made by a majority of the people. Of course, that is not true. Decisions
are made by a majority of those who make themselves heard and who vote
- a very different thing."
—Walter H. Judd
SUPPORTERS SAY Proposition 60 protects voter choice and provides an alternative to Proposition 62, which they say is a radical scheme to eliminate the current primary election system.
OPPONENTS SAY Proposition 60 is vulnerable to special-interest changes that will harm our electoral system. They say that 60 is designed to kill Proposition 62's open primary system by rendering it unconstitutional.
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