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 ...
In most blue states this will work against the Pubs. It will here in Ca. except in already safe Pub districts.
Yup. Once again the moronic majority were tricked.
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