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Perspective

Mar. 16, 2010

Proposition 14 to End Legislature Gridlock?

Practitioner Jeffrey Lowe examines Proposition 14, California's Top Two Primaries Act, which is set to be on the June 2010 ballot.

By Jeffrey Lowe

Proposition 14, California's Top Two Primaries Act is on the June 8, 2010 ballot in California as a legislative referred constitutional amendment. If approved by the voters, the proposal will require that candidates run in a single primary open to all registered voters, with the top two candidates meeting in a runoff. The new system would take effect in the 2012 elections.

Specifically, it would provide for a "...

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