Top Two Primary Explained
In 2011, the Top Two Law was enacted. The Top Two allows only the top two vote getters in Congressional and Statewide Elective Offices to move on to the general election after the primary election. This is NOT representative government. It was sold to the public based by proponents who said that the Top Two would provide for more “conservative” or “centrist” candidates from which to choose in the primary election when, in fact, in all three elections since the Top Two went into effect (2012, 2014, 2016) more "liberal" incumbents retained their seats and more "liberal" candidates won the plurality of their races.
Example of Negative Impact of the Top Two
In 2016, 34 candidates ran for the U.S. Senate. Because of the Top Two primary, only the top two vote getters moved on to the general election AND, because they were both members of the same Party, all other Parties, 5 in number, and 32 candidates were dropped, not allowed to appear on the general election ballot.
What the Repeal of the Top Two would do.
The repeal would take the language that created the Top Two out of the Constitution and allow the top vote getter in each Party to appear on the general election ballot. That's representative government.
Get a Petition to Repeal the Top Two
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Tom Palzer
President
Foundation to Stop Top 2 LLC
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