Opinion: Don't Kill Top Two. Upgrade It: A Smarter Way to Elect California's Governor
Mar 3
1 min read
John E. Palmer, board chair at Cal RCV partner Rank the Vote, argues that California should upgrade its top-two primary rather than return to closed partisan primaries. He proposes advancing the top five candidates to November and using ranked choice voting in the general election, which would expand voter choice and guarantee the next governor wins with majority support. The piece also criticizes the pressure campaigns that push candidates to withdraw, leaving voters wondering why their pick disappeared.
