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REPEAL
THE TOP TWO CANDIDATE OPEN PRIMARY ACT
THE TOP TWO CANDIDATE OPEN PRIMARY ACT
PRESS RELEASE: FOR IMMEDIATE
RELEASE
RELEASE
SUBJECT: CHALLENGE
TO CALIFORNIA’S TOP TWO CANDIDATES OPEN PRIMARY ACT
TO CALIFORNIA’S TOP TWO CANDIDATES OPEN PRIMARY ACT
DATE: May 24, 2017
A
CHALLENGE TO THE STATES TOP TWO ACT IS BEING PURSUED BY THE FOUNDATION TO STOP
TOP 2 LLC. THE FOUNDATION SEEKS TO
PLACE THE INITIATIVE TO REPEAL ON THE 2018 BALLOT.
CHALLENGE TO THE STATES TOP TWO ACT IS BEING PURSUED BY THE FOUNDATION TO STOP
TOP 2 LLC. THE FOUNDATION SEEKS TO
PLACE THE INITIATIVE TO REPEAL ON THE 2018 BALLOT.
THE
TOP TWO CANDIDATES OPEN PRIMARY ACT WAS PROPOSED BY THE STATE ASSEMBLY AND
ENACTED IN 2011. THE ACT PERMITS ONLY
THE TOP TWO CANDIDATES WITH THE MOST VOTES IN THE PRIMARY ELECTION TO MOVE ON
TO THE GENERAL ELECTION, MEANING THAT NO OTHER CANDIDATES APPEAR ON THE GENERAL
ELECTION BALLOT. THE ACT EFFECTS STATE
ASSEMBLY, STATE SENATE, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, AND U.S. SENATE RACES.
TOP TWO CANDIDATES OPEN PRIMARY ACT WAS PROPOSED BY THE STATE ASSEMBLY AND
ENACTED IN 2011. THE ACT PERMITS ONLY
THE TOP TWO CANDIDATES WITH THE MOST VOTES IN THE PRIMARY ELECTION TO MOVE ON
TO THE GENERAL ELECTION, MEANING THAT NO OTHER CANDIDATES APPEAR ON THE GENERAL
ELECTION BALLOT. THE ACT EFFECTS STATE
ASSEMBLY, STATE SENATE, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, AND U.S. SENATE RACES.
“THIS
IS A BAD LAW!” ACCORDING TO TOM PALZER, STATE COORDINATOR FOR THE REPEAL OF THE
TOP TWO. “THE FOUNDATION SEEKS SUPPORT
FOR THE INITIATVIE TO REPEAL ACROSS PARTY LINES, INCLUDING NPP VOTERS. DETAILS ON THE INITIATIVE APPEAR ON THE
FOUNDATION’S WEBSITE AT: WWW.STOPTOP2.COM. THE
SITE INCLUDES A SUMMARY OF THE REPEAL AND A NUMBER OF DOCUMENTS THAT CAN BE
DOWNLOADED, INCLUDING A ‘DECLARATION OF CIRCULATOR’ FORM REQUIRED TO BE SIGNED IN
ORDER TO CIRCULATE PETITIONS AND A ‘CONTRIBUTION’ FORM. CONTRIBUTIONS CAN BE MADE ONLINE. SINCE THE INITATIVE IS A CONSTITUTIONAL
AMENDMENT, A MINIMUM OF 585,407 SIGNATURES IS REQUIRED TO PLACE IT ON THE 2018 BALLOT.
IS A BAD LAW!” ACCORDING TO TOM PALZER, STATE COORDINATOR FOR THE REPEAL OF THE
TOP TWO. “THE FOUNDATION SEEKS SUPPORT
FOR THE INITIATVIE TO REPEAL ACROSS PARTY LINES, INCLUDING NPP VOTERS. DETAILS ON THE INITIATIVE APPEAR ON THE
FOUNDATION’S WEBSITE AT: WWW.STOPTOP2.COM. THE
SITE INCLUDES A SUMMARY OF THE REPEAL AND A NUMBER OF DOCUMENTS THAT CAN BE
DOWNLOADED, INCLUDING A ‘DECLARATION OF CIRCULATOR’ FORM REQUIRED TO BE SIGNED IN
ORDER TO CIRCULATE PETITIONS AND A ‘CONTRIBUTION’ FORM. CONTRIBUTIONS CAN BE MADE ONLINE. SINCE THE INITATIVE IS A CONSTITUTIONAL
AMENDMENT, A MINIMUM OF 585,407 SIGNATURES IS REQUIRED TO PLACE IT ON THE 2018 BALLOT.
SUPPORTERS
OF THE ACT THAT CREATED THE TOP TWO CLAIMED THAT THE ACT WOULD RESULT IN ‘MORE
MODERATE’ CANDIDATES FROM WHICH TO CHOOSE.
INSTEAD, BASED ON DATA FROM THE ELECTIONS OF 2012, 2014 AND 2016, ‘MORE
LIBERAL’ OFFICEHOLDERS AND CANDIDATES EITHER RETAINED THEIR SEATS OR WERE
ELECTED.
OF THE ACT THAT CREATED THE TOP TWO CLAIMED THAT THE ACT WOULD RESULT IN ‘MORE
MODERATE’ CANDIDATES FROM WHICH TO CHOOSE.
INSTEAD, BASED ON DATA FROM THE ELECTIONS OF 2012, 2014 AND 2016, ‘MORE
LIBERAL’ OFFICEHOLDERS AND CANDIDATES EITHER RETAINED THEIR SEATS OR WERE
ELECTED.