[geeks] California Proposition 14

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On Sat, Jun 05, 2010 at 07:18:54PM -0400, Jonathan J. M. Katz wrote:

>Here in Indiana it is extremely hard for a 3rd party candidate to get
>on many ballots, and even for one of the two-party candidates to get
>on the ballot for a federal election. Most of the rules exist solely
>to ensure the system remains a two-party system.

That's the whole point of proposition 14. It gets at 2 popular candiates on
the ballot and lets anyone who wants to run have a chance of getting elected.

I can see some fine tuning of the details, such as make the first elections
in October and the run-offs in November, and possibly make it for more than
2 candidates, such as anyone with 25% or more of the vote.

However IMHO, not only does someone who got less than 25% of the popular
vote have a chance of being elected, his supporters have little chance of
getting their "voice heard".

Geoff.
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