Approved by voters in 2010 and rolled out for the first time statewide two years later, the system has changed state politics in many of the ways that its proponents promised at the time — and a few ways that they didn’t.
KEEP TABS ON THE LATEST CALIFORNIA POLICY AND POLITICS NEWSBy clicking subscribe, you agree to share your email address with CalMatters to receive marketing, updates, and other emails.If you need an example of just how befuddling California’s top-two primary system can be, consider the case of the $50,000 mailer sent to voters across 13 California counties in early June.
Though ballots are still being tallied at registrar’s offices across the district, now it’s clear what Wilk was trying to do. Under California’s unusual top-two primary system, all candidates are listed on the same ballot and only the first- and second-place winners move on to the November general election, regardless of party affiliation.
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