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The Buzz: Is today the real test for the 'top-two' primary?
SacBee: The Buzz ^ | 3/8/11 | Dan Smith and Torey Van Oot

Posted on 03/08/2011 10:36:27 AM PST by SmithL

Assembly seat at stake under 'top-two' rules

Today could be the day California's new "top-two" primary system really gets its first test.

Voters in the 4th Assembly District – covering Alpine County and parts of Placer, El Dorado and Sacramento counties – head to the polls in a special election to replace Republican Ted Gaines, who advanced to the Senate in January.

Eight candidates, seven of them Republican, are on the ballot. The district is heavily Republican. Under the new rules, the top two finishers – regardless of party affiliation – will advance to a runoff unless one candidate wins a majority of the vote today.

So if none of them – including Republicans John Allard, a Roseville city councilman, and Beth Gaines, Ted Gaines' wife – can get a majority, two Republicans may well be battling it out in the May 3 runoff.

(Excerpt) Read more at sacbee.com ...


TOPICS: Editorial; Government; Politics/Elections; US: California
KEYWORDS: ca4thad; goldenstate; prop14; tedgaines; toptwoprimary

1 posted on 03/08/2011 10:36:34 AM PST by SmithL
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To: SmithL

In most blue states this will work against the Pubs. It will here in Ca. except in already safe Pub districts.


2 posted on 03/08/2011 1:19:49 PM PST by phillyfanatic
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In most blue states this will work against the Pubs.

Yup. Once again the moronic majority were tricked.

3 posted on 03/08/2011 6:03:13 PM PST by newzjunkey (AB80 moves CA presidential primary to June, why bother voting?)
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