Analysis Of Proposition 198 - Voting Across Political Lines

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... primary system. Supporters of Proposition 198 included former state Senator Rebecca Morgan (R-Saratoga), Senator Lucy Killea (I-San Diego), former GOP sate controller Houston Flournoy and former Fair Political Practices Commision Chairman Dan Stanford (California Journal 2/96).

Those against Proposition 198 argue that the sole purpose of primary elections is for registered voters of each political party to select nominees from their party for the general election, and that an open primary would invite "political mischief" by allowing self-serving politicians and special interest groups to manipulate the system through the use of "specialized targeting." Voters registered to one political party should not be allowed to interfere in the nominations of candidates of another party, they say, just as private clubs and organizations do not allow non-members to participate in their internal affairs. The measure is unconstitutional, they add, citing a ruling by the United States Suprem ...

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