Can New Systems Lead to Less Partisan Candidate in Recast California Nonpartisan Primary Election?

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Will California’s nonpartisan primary result in more moderate candidates?

The Christian Science Monitor: California ‘Nonpartisan’ Primary

California is set to hold its first nonpartisan primary Tuesday, as analysts across the country look to see whether the new electoral format might encourage more moderate candidates for office and potentially end partisan gridlock. Ushered in by the passage of Proposition 14 in June 2010, the new format.