Are Top 2 general election laws good or bad for voter choice? Jeff talks to two opposing sides: FairVote Legal Fellow Drew Spencer and Ted Downing of Arizonans for a Top 2 Primary regarding Top 2 general election law.
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Guests:
Drew Spencer
Fair Vote Legal Fellow
http://www.fairvote.org/list/author/Drew_Spencer#.UJRqJYZJois
Ted Downing
Arizonans for a Top 2 Primary
Arizona Top 2 Primary Draft Author
http://www.teddowning.com/
Unbiased info on Prop 121 in AZ:
● Arizona Top-Two Primary Initiative, Proposition 121 – Ballotpedia
http://ballotpedia.org/wiki/index.php/Arizona_Top-Two_Primary_Initiative,_Proposition_121_%282012%29
● Proposition 121 – Arizona Secretary of State
http://www.azsos.gov/election/2012/info/PubPamphlet/english/Prop121.htm
Opposition to 121:
● Save Our Vote / No On Prop121
http://www.saveourvoteaz.com/
Support of 121:
● Vote Yes On Prop 121 – FAQ
http://azopengov.org/faq.aspx#ContentPlaceHolder1_section_1
How Top 2 Laws Impacted CA & WA
● Top Two in CA Primaries 2012: High Rates of Invalid Ballots; Perverse Outcomes; Major Parties Dominate
http://www.fairvote.org/top-two-in-california-primaries-june-2012-by-the-numbers#.UJRYqIZJoit
● New Report Analyzes the Effect of Top Two in Washington State
http://www.fairvote.org/new-report-analyzes-the-effect-of-top-two-in-washington-state#.UJRrh4ZJois
Other Reference Links:
● Are Top Two Backers Seeking to Crush Dissent in California?
http://www.fairvote.org/are-top-two-backers-seeking-to-crush-dissent-in-california/#.UJPvXm_A9qw
● Richard Winger Conversations 4 Connecting Full Interview
http://youtu.be/mmnsSnWxS-0
● New Report Analyzes the Effect of Top Two in Washington State
http://www.fairvote.org/new-report-analyzes-the-effect-of-top-two-in-washington-state#.UJRrh4ZJois
● Should CA’s Top-Two Prop. 14 Be Repealed?
http://youtu.be/HZ2uLz80Nv0
● Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s challenger toils on against all odds
http://www.mercurynews.com/elections/ci_21712226/sen-dianne-feinsteins-challenger-toils-against-all-odds
● Open Government Committee Supporting Prop. 121
http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/committee.phtml?c=12220
● FairVote
http://www.fairvote.org/
