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CA Proposition 62 - Elections and Primaries

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Office

Referendum

Type

Referendum

Filing Deadline

00, 2004 - 12:00pm

Polls Open

November 02, 2004 - 06:00am

Polls Close

November 02, 2004 - 11:00pm

Term Start

March 01, 2006 - 12:00pm

Term End

00, 9999 - 12:00pm

Turnout

53.89% Registered 26.34% Total Population

Contributor

Patrick

Last Modified

Jason August 23, 2010 11:19pm

Data Sources

California League of Women Voters

Description

* Requires primary elections where all voters may vote for any state or federal candidate regardless of how a voter or candidate is registered.
* Exempts presidential nominations and elections of party central committees.
* Only the two primary-election candidates receiving most votes for an office, whether they are candidates with "no party" or members of same or different party, would be listed on general election ballot.
* In special primary election, candidate receiving majority vote is elected.
* Requires political party's consent for identification of candidates' party registration on ballot and in other official election publications.

A YES vote of this measure means:

All voters would receive the same primary election ballot for most state and federal offices. The top two vote-getting candidates--regardless of political party identification--would be placed on the general election ballot.

A NO vote of this measure means:

Voters would continue to receive primary election ballots based on political party identification. The top vote-getting candidate from each political party would be placed on the general election ballot.

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