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Mon Nov 3 2014
Greens Recommend Boycott of Statewide Partisan Elections on November 4
Alameda Greens Call for Boycott of Statewide Elections for 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. Prop. 14 also removed the possibility of the write-in option. The Green Party of Alameda County recommends that voters boycott the statewide partisan contests in the November election, while still voting locally and for statewide propositions.
The Green Party of Alameda County writes: "We recommend that people BOYCOTT the statewide partisan contests in the November election. (Specifically, the following 7 statewide offices: Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State, Controller, Treasurer, Attorney General, and Insurance Commissioner.) And also most of the other partisan offices: U.S. Congress, State Senate, State Assembly (unless you decide to vote in the District 15 contest), and State Board of Equalization."
Likewise, the Santa Cruz Chapter of the Peace & Freedom Party of California refuses to endorse partisan candidates of the Republican and Democratic Parties in the California 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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The Green Party of Alameda County writes: "We recommend that people BOYCOTT the statewide partisan contests in the November election. (Specifically, the following 7 statewide offices: Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State, Controller, Treasurer, Attorney General, and Insurance Commissioner.) And also most of the other partisan offices: U.S. Congress, State Senate, State Assembly (unless you decide to vote in the District 15 contest), and State Board of Equalization."
Likewise, the Santa Cruz Chapter of the Peace & Freedom Party of California refuses to endorse partisan candidates of the Republican and Democratic Parties in the California 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.
Read More | Alameda Greens call for boycott of statewide elections excluding third parties
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