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Posts published in June 2010

Ralph Nader: ‘Planning for Disaster’

By on June 6, 2010 12:27 PM

By Ralph Nader
Nader.org

When the Executive Branch does not have worst case scenario planning for each kind of energy source—oil, gas, coal, nuclear, wind, solar and efficiency—the people are not protected.…

Brian Doherty: ‘California’s Prop 14: Death Sentence for Third Parties?’

By Jordan Willow Evans on June 6, 2010 12:18 PM

Brian Doherty at Reason Online:

On June 8, Californians will get to vote on Proposition 14, which would eliminate the current party primary system in favor of one open primary in which anyone could vote for anyone regardless of party registration, the candidates could list or not list a party affiliation as they wished, and whoever the top 2 votegetters are, of whatever party, would go on to the general election.…

Top Two: Parallels with an older, different Prop 14 in California (1960s)

By IPR Contributor on June 6, 2010 11:50 AM

Regular readers of IPR are by now familiar with California’s “Top Two” Proposition 14, which would have the effect of eliminating all or almost all third party and independent candidates from the general election ballot, removing party labels from the primary ballot, and ending all write-in voting in the most populous US State.…