Attorney General No.

SA2003RF0031

Secretary of State No.

1005

Description

ELECTIONS. PRIMARIES. INITIATIVE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT AND STA TOTE. Requires primary elections in which voters may vote for any state or federal candidate regardless of party registration. Exempts presidential nominations arid elections of party central committees, in which only registered party members may vote unless party otherwise permits. Only the two primary-election candidates with most votes for an office, whether or not members of same party, would be listed on general election ballot; however, candidate receiving majority vote in special primary election is elected. Requires party's consent to allow identification of candidates' party registration on ballot and other official election publications. Summary of estimate by Legislative Analyst and Director of Finance of fiscal impact on state and local governments: Measure would result in no significant net fiscal effect on state or local governments.

Proponents

Nick Tobey, Susan Riegel Harding, George David Kieffer, c/o Peter A. Bagatelos, Bagatelos Law Firm, 380 West Portal Avenue, Suite F, San Francisco, CA 94127, (415) 242-8830 c/o Barry F adem, Law Office of F adem & Associates, 3527 Mt. Diablo Blvd. #192, Lafayette, CA 94549, (925) 283-0581

Date

10-6-2003

Document Type

Initiative

Qualified

Failed to Qualify

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