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Howard Fischer A group of business, philanthropic and political leaders has given up on the idea of trying to get Arizonans to adopt a system of ranked-choice voting.
Their plan, being prepared for the 2024 ballot, is a constitutional amendment to outlaw having the state run, and taxpayers pay for, partisan primaries. For instance, state Rep. Alexander Kolodin, a Scottsdale Republican, isn't convinced voters are willing to trade in a system and process they know and understand — even if they don't like it — for something radically different.
The current system is set up to benefit partisan candidates. Their signature requirement to get on the primary ballot is based on the number of people registered in that party.Political independents have no primary. So in a district dominated by Republicans, candidates need to appeal only to GOP registrants — and specifically those who tend to turn out in partisan primaries. Then, with that registration edge, the winners of those primaries become all but unbeatable in the general election.Only thing is, Coughlin conceded, as much as people may not like the current partisan primaries, they at least are familiar with them.
"The point of the political parties is to be like, 'Here's the person who we think is the best exemplar of the conservative or liberal point of view to present to general election voters,' '' he said.He said eliminating partisan primaries and having everyone run against each other could lead to the election of more moderates. But he disagrees with Coughlin that would be a good thing."If you have a system that's set up so that only moderates ever win ...
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