Progressive Party Movement Opposes Proposition 14 in California Vote

American Progressives United and the Progressive Parties in Minnesota and Washington State urge California voters to vote no on Proposition 14 on June 8.

Proposition 14, the top-two election system, is being pushed in California as a way to let anyone run in the primary election. While it does make access to the primary ballot easier for third parties, it effectively blocks their access to the general election by limiting ballot choices to only the top two vote getters in the primary.

The result of the top-two election system is the systematic elimination of any choice for voters other than Republican or Democrat in the general election, unless a third party can overcome one of the two “major parties” in the primary.

We therefore urge California voters to vote NO on Proposition 14 if they wish to retain their constitutionally guaranteed right to vote for the candidate of their choice in each and every election.

American Progressives United
George H. Strauss, Chair
www.americanprogressivesunited.org

Minnesota Open Progressives
Pam Ellison, Chair

Progressive Party of Washington
Linde Knighton, Chair

Marshall Auerback
Advisory Board Member
American Progressives United

L. Randall Wray
Advisory Board Member
American Progressives United