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re: LA moving toward closed primaries
Posted on 1/18/24 at 12:51 pm to doubleb
Posted on 1/18/24 at 12:51 pm to doubleb
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Whether you are pro closed or pro open the system should always produce a winner with 50% plus one votes.
A closed primary system does not do that.
Nothing prevents third party candidates or parties from entering the general election.
Only our current system actually ensures that the winner of the election actually gets 50+1…..unless this proposed closed primary bill retains the top two runoff structure (which would be three elections for each office)
This post was edited on 1/18/24 at 12:52 pm
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Posted on 1/18/24 at 1:30 pm to Indefatigable
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A closed primary system does not do that.
A closed primary can do that if you design it that way. You make it so there is a run off between the top two candidates if no candidate gets a majority.
quote:
Only our current system actually ensures that the winner of the election actually gets 50+1…..unless this proposed closed primary bill retains the top two runoff structure (which would be three elections for each office)
Wrong Georgia’s does too.
Posted on 1/18/24 at 1:59 pm to Indefatigable
I don't believe a pularity is good enough, for a primary or for a general election.
Which is a big reason why I like the current formate we have.
Yes you can build in runoffs in a closed system but that means more elections and more time and more costs.
I've said this before and I'll keep saying it. Louisiana does very, very few things well... but elections are one of them. We have a good system here.
Which is a big reason why I like the current formate we have.
Yes you can build in runoffs in a closed system but that means more elections and more time and more costs.
I've said this before and I'll keep saying it. Louisiana does very, very few things well... but elections are one of them. We have a good system here.
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