California Proposition 62, Top-Two Primaries Initiative (2004)
| California Proposition 62 | |
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| Election date November 2, 2004 | |
| Topic Electoral systems | |
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| Type Amendment & Statute | Origin Citizens |
California Proposition 62 was on the ballot as a combined initiated constitutional amendment and state statute in California on November 2, 2004. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported adopting an electoral system in which all candidates for an office, regardless of party, would run in a single primary, and the two candidates who receive the most votes in the primary would proceed to the general election. |
A "no" vote opposed adopting an electoral system in which all candidates for an office, regardless of party, would run in a single primary, and the two candidates who receive the most votes in the primary would proceed to the general election. |
Overview
The ballot measure would have affected primaries for the following offices:
- Governor
- Lieutenant Governor
- Attorney General
- Insurance Commissioner
- Controller
- Secretary of State
- Treasurer
- Members of the California State Legislature
- Members of the California Board of Equalization
- U.S. Senators
- U.S. House Representatives
Aftermath
In 2010, voters approved a similar top-two primaries measure, Proposition 14.
Election results
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California Proposition 62 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 5,119,155 | 46.17% | ||
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5,968,770 | 53.83% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 62 was as follows:
| “ | Elections. Primaries. Initiative Constitutional Amendment and Statute. | ” |
Ballot summary
The ballot summary for this measure was:
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Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Fiscal impact statement
The fiscal impact statement was as follows:
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Path to the ballot
In California, the number of signatures required for a combined initiated constitutional amendment and state statute is equal to 8 percent of the votes cast at the preceding gubernatorial election. For initiated amendments filed in 2004, at least 598,105 valid signatures were required.
See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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