Recent Study Misses Big Picture in Evaluation of Top-Two Primary

Last week, the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) invited Professor Gabriel Lenz to discuss his study on the impact of the top-two primary system in California. As a result of focusing solely on the election of more moderate candidates, the study does not offer a clear understanding of the consequences of the top-two primary.

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Prop 14 Pushes Independent Candidates into General Elections

The results of the primary indicated that some voters took advantage of the new, open system by voting outside party lines, allowing more Independent candidates to move ahead to the November general election.

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Nonpartisan Open Primary: Leveling The Playing Field

With the first nonpartisan primary election right around the corner, independent Californians’ will have an opportunity to challenge the general consensus regarding their desire to participate.

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Libertarians and Greens seek to intervene in top two open primary lawsuit

Two candidates and two voters from the Green and Libertarian parties are seeking to intervene on the side of the plaintiffs in Chamness v. Bowen, one of three lawsuits pending.

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Alternative Minimum Tax guts California budget

It’s Tax Day already, and as might be expected, a veritable tsunami of tax-related commentary has been entering the mainstream press. Much of it relates to the Federal Stimulus Package, which takes effect this year, and carries no less than thirteen new tax increases, according to Rep. John Carter (R-TX) on the Texas Insider blog. 

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