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Alameda Greens call for boycott of statewide elections excluding third parties
Proposition 14, passed by 54 percent of California voters in 2010, amended the State Constitution in a way that effectively excluded third parties from statewide general elections. Only the top two vote getters in statewide primaries now advance to the general election. Alameda Greens County Councilor Greg Jan told KPFA that proportional representation, in which any party that wins, for example, 10 percent of the vote, elects 10 percent of state legislators would be a more democratic and dynamic system.
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You could have run too, or other options . . .
Tue, Nov 4, 2014 11:58AM
Maybe that should apply for their candidate for Mayor of Oakland
Mon, Nov 3, 2014 9:21AM
However, DO vote for State Supt. of Public Instruction
Sun, Nov 2, 2014 12:14PM
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