Nonpartisan Primary Election Reform : Mitigating Mischief

Omtale

Over the years, observers of American politics have noted the deleterious effects of party polarization in both the national and state legislatures. Reformers tend to believe that 'more open' primary laws will produce more centrist, moderate, or pragmatic candidates. Nonpartisan Primary Election Reform examines California's first use of the top-two primary system in 2012.