Primary elections: voter-nominated offices.

Existing provisions of the California Constitution require that all voters may vote for any candidate at a voter-nominated primary election for congressional and state elective offices, without regard to the political party preference of the candidate or the voter. These provisions also require that the top 2 vote-getters in a voter-nominated primary election, regardless of party preference, compete in the ensuing general election. Existing law provides generally for the conduct of primary elections. Existing statutory law implements the above-mentioned constitutional provisions relating to voter-nominated primary elections for congressional and state elective offices, including the requirement that the top 2 vote-getters compete in the general election, regardless of party preference. This bill would provide that a candidate for a voter-nominated office that is a state elective office who receives at least 60% of the votes cast for that office in a primary election that is not a special primary election shall be declared elected to that office. This bill would provide that its provisions become operative only if ACA 10 of the 2013–14 Regular Session is approved by the voters.