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Re: California March Presidential Primary - New Layout and Reporting Feature



Another way of saying this is that all party ballots will list all candidates running for President.  This gives voters an opportunity to vote for the candidate of their choice, even a candidate outside their party.  This seems like it's an addition to the typical two option selection of "open" or "closed" primary and that it is the "California Presidential Primary".  All statewide races will have this feature.  The difference comes in the reporting area.  The reports will track the "open" primary race for president just as we do now, tallying all candidates votes.  In addition, the GEMS tabulation and reporting will have to check which party the ballot belongs to, and tabulate the "open" primary counter and the party specific counter for the Presidential race, i.e., increment a counter for the Republican ballot, if a Republican candidate was selected and not increment it is any other non-republican was voted for.  The reporting on this would show the "open primary" race plus a race for each party for the presidential race as well, including non-partisan.  I assume that the total votes cast for all parties plus non-partisans would equal total votes cast.  Let's discuss.
Steve,
 
    In the above comments you indicate that we need to "increment a counter for the Republican ballot, if a Republican candidate was selected and not increment it is any other non-republican was voted for".  This does not seem to match what the new Bill states nor does it match the sample reports provided.  If we did what you are asking the only votes for the Republican affiliated voters would be the Republican candidates where as the report shows votes for all candidates.  The bill actually states:
 
    "The results at the presidential primary for candidates for President to whom delegates of a political party are pledged shall be reported according to the number of votes each candidate received from all voters and separately according to the number of votes each candidate received from voters affiliated with each political party...and from voters who have declined to affiliate with a qualified political party."
 
Please comment.
 
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