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Republicans vote to side step the top-two primary system
California Republicans approved a plan Sunday that calls on the party to allow members to vote by mail to nominate candidates, starting in 2014. The move is an attempt to blunt Proposition 14, the voter-approved ballot measure that allowed candidates from all parties to compete in a primary. This compromise leaves in place the current nominating system for GOP candidates in 2012, but backers hope it will energize the party. How will the vote-by-mail process work? How much will it cost? Will kind of effect might it have on campaigns?
California Republicans approved a plan Sunday that calls on the party to allow members to vote by mail to nominate candidates, starting in 2014. The move is an attempt to blunt Proposition 14, the voter-approved ballot measure that allowed candidates from all parties to compete in a primary. This compromise leaves in place the current nominating system for GOP candidates in 2012, but backers hope it will energize the party. How will the vote-by-mail process work? How much will it cost? What kind of effect might it have on campaigns?
Guest:
Mike Spence, Republican strategist who authored the proposal; former President of the Californian Republican Assembly