Mass. primary election overhaul eligible for November ballot, SJC rules
THE POTENTIALLY RECORD number of ballot questions in the mix for November has made Massachusetts feel a little bit like initiative-inundated California. Voters will now get a chance to decide if we should run our elections like the Golden State does, too.
The Supreme Judicial Court ruled Monday that a measure seeking to replace partisan primary elections with a single, “all-party” primary is eligible to advance, rejecting a challenge brought by two longtime Democratic party operatives.
The plaintiffs argued that the proposed new system would unfairly hamstring third-party candidates, who would no longer have a guaranteed route to the general election.
But justices determined that the question does not run afoul of the right to vote nor the right to seek office.
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