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ELECTIONS. INCREASES RIGHT TO PARTICIPATE IN PRIMARY ELECTIONS.

• Encourages increased participation in elections for congressional, legislative, and statewide offices by changing the procedure by which candidates are selected in primary elections.
• Gives voters increased options in the primary by allowing all voters to choose any candidate regardless of the candidate's or voter's political party preference.
• Provides that candidates may choose not to have a political party preference indicated on the primary ballot.
• Provides that only the two candidates receiving the greatest number of votes in the primary will appear on the general election ballot regardless of party preference.
• Does not change primary elections for President, party committee offices and nonpartisan offices.

Summary of Legislative Analyst's Estimate of Net State and Local Government Fiscal Impact:

• No significant net change in state and local government costs to administer elections.

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FINAL VOTES CAST BY THE LEGISLATURE ON SCA 4 (PROPOSITION 14)
(Resolution Chapter 2, Statutes of 2009)

Senate:	Ayes 27	Noes 12

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Assembly:	Ayes 54	Noes 20