http://ca.lp.org/article_399.shtml: Proposition 13: VOTE YES Constitutional Amendment prohibiting the reassessment of property values due to seismic retrofitting work Proposition 14: VOTE NO Initiative establishing “Open Primaries” (also called “Top Two Balloting”) Proposition 15: VOTE NO Initiative creating a public campaign finance system for Secretary of State elections Proposition 16: No Position Taken Constitutional Amendment requiring [...]

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dailycal.org: Every so often, a proposition comes up that seems to be the cure to the ills that plague our state but in reality is nothing but a replacement for the tough reforms that have to be made. Proposition 14 is one example of such populist pandering. Pushed by Lieutenant Governor Abel Maldonado, the change [...]

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Contact: Christina Tobin (415) 599-5222 christina@freeandequal.org Ralph Nader (202) 387-8034 Ralph Nader to Speak against Proposition 14 on Ron Owen’s KGO Show at 9:30 a.m. on Monday

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John Nichols in The Nation: California voters will decide [this] Tuesday [June 8] whether they want real choices in their elections or the limited options afforded them by the two major parties. Proposition 14, placed on the ballot as part of a political deal involving Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and legislative insiders, would abolish the current [...]

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By Richard Winger in the San Francisco Bay Guardian: Proposition 14, a June 8 ballot measure, would mandate that all candidates for Congress and state office appear on the same June ballot, and that all voters use that ballot. Only the two candidates who got the highest vote totals could run in November. Even write-ins [...]

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Brian Doherty at Reason Online: On June 8, Californians will get to vote on Proposition 14, which would eliminate the current party primary system in favor of one open primary in which anyone could vote for anyone regardless of party registration, the candidates could list or not list a party affiliation as they wished, and [...]

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Regular readers of IPR are by now familiar with California’s “Top Two” Proposition 14, which would have the effect of eliminating all or almost all third party and independent candidates from the general election ballot, removing party labels from the primary ballot, and ending all write-in voting in the most populous US State. IPR’s first [...]

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TPID: Libertarian Party of Ohio Endorses “Stop Top Two” Initiative in California A press release sent to TPID via email: Columbus, OH – June 4, 2010. The Libertarian Party of Ohio announced today that it is supporting the STOP Top Two initiative currently underway in California. The Libertarian Party of Ohio Central Committee, as well [...]

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Darryl Perry at Free Patriot Press: When elections first began in the United States of America voters did not use government printed ballots. In fact no one in the world used a government printed ballot before 1856. This idea spread slowly to the America’s where the idea was adopted first in 1888. Richard Winger writes, [...]

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Ballot Access News: An earlier blog post provided a link to television ads by the Green Party, and also by the Peace & Freedom Party, against California’s Proposition 14. The national Libertarian Party web page has this link to enable anyone to hear the Libertarian Party’s radio ads against Proposition 14. The ads feature two [...]

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Ballot Access News: The Los Angeles Times has this op-ed, criticizing California’s Proposition 14, written by Mike Feinstein, Green Party leader and former Mayor of Santa Monica. This is not in the print version of the Los Angeles Times, but is on the web. This is the first content in that newspaper that is critical [...]

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Ballot Access News: Gary Bryant, Libertarian Party candidate for California Assembly, 3rd district, has produced his own radio ad against Proposition 14, the top-two ballot measure on the June 8 ballot. He uses his own voice, and the ad lasts one minute. It cost him $205 to have it air four times on Monday, June [...]

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Contact: Ralph Nader (202) 387-8034 Ralph Nader, who has run for president both as an independent and as a third-party candidate, today warned against the ballot proposition promoted by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. “Californians need to defeat Proposition 14 or they will risk further entrenching the two-party system,” stated Nader. Nader explained that he has campaigned [...]

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Emailed to contact.ipr@gmail.com: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Christina Tobin (415) 599-5222 christina@freeandequal.org On Tuesday, June 8, California voters will decide the fate of Proposition 14, the controversial ballot measure also known as the Top Two Primaries Act. Two leading political scientists, Boris Shor and Seth Masket, have studied the polarization problem extensively. Their findings show [...]

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Emailed by Wayne Root to contact.ipr@gmail.com: Is Schwarzenegger A Fool or a Traitor to Tea Parties and Limited Government/Fiscally Conservative Causes? By Wayne Allyn Root, 2008 Libertarian Vice Presidential Nominee and FOX News regular guest This coming Tuesday June 8th, California voters will be voting on Proposition 14, aka “Top Two.” It is a disaster [...]

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The California Libertarian Party has produced — and, with the financial assistance of the Libertarian National Committee, intends to run — a one-minute radio ad against passage of Proposition 14 (the “top two” proposal that would keep third party candidates off the state’s November ballots). Click here to listen to the ad. The ad features [...]

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The first press release to come out of the Libertarian Party headquarters in the aftermath of the 2010 National Convention is about opposing Proposition 14, signaling that the new administration intends to make Proposition 14 an issue in the coming week before the June 8th California primary. WASHINGTON – Mark Hinkle, newly elected chair of [...]

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The California Voter Guide has been made available online in anticipation of the June 8th primaries. The guide includes, amongst many other things, statements from third party candidates and arguments concerning Proposition 14, the Top Two Primary. Marsha Feinland, a Senatorial candidate for the Peace and Freedom Party nomination, placed this statement in the voter [...]

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Sent to contact.ipr@gmail.com by Free and Equal: Leaders from Washington State’s Third Party Coalition released a statement today urging California voters to vote no on Proposition 14. The coalition is comprised of the American Heritage Party, Constitution Party, Green Party, Libertarian Party, and Progressive Party. Here is the full text of the statement: The Top [...]

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The last day of the National Convention consisted of the last officer elections and, after the convention was adjourned, a meeting of the new Libertarian National Committee. The election for the five open at-large seats on the LNC were held early this morning. Nominated candidates were: Dr. Tom Stevens, Wayne Root, Kevin Knedler, John Jay [...]

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