Today, the Independent Voter Project began airing a series of get-out-the vote messages which will be targeting in districts where independent-minded voters are likely to make an impact.
Out of the over 240 candidates that ran for California Congressional office, 25 ran without a party affiliation in California’s first Open Primary. The most interesting races were the Central Valley’s 10th District and the Ventura/Los Angeles Counties 26th District.
The following guides have been created by the Independent Voter Project, the authors of California’s Open Primary Act, to provide elected officials, potential candidates, the media, and the general public with information about the important changes to California election law.
For the first time, California’s voters can vote in the primary for any candidate, regardless of party affiliation.
In the coming weeks, IVN will be hosting online elections in select California congressional, assembly and state senate districts, as another excellent way to have your voice heard. Make sure to check IVN.us and your mailbox, for a unique voter code.
The court was addressing the question of whether the State of Washington had designed its election ballots “in a manner that eliminates the risk of widespread voter confusion.
In all districts and among all voters the most popular provision of the measure was the change allowing Independent candidates to run in the June primary rather than waiting to run in the November general election.
