The Rose Report

Based on a quick partial survey of county registrar of voters, it appears that there are over 900,000 ballots left to count in California’s June 8th primary.
Rose Institute calls and emails received responses from the following counties:

Orange County: 182,061 ballots remain to be counted (as of 6/9/2010, 4:15 pm)
San Diego County: 160,000 ballots remain to [...]

A new poll from the Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC) shows likely voters support California’s June 2010 open primary proposal by a two-to-one margin. Sixty percent of likely voters support the measure, compared to 27 percent who oppose it and 13 percent who are undecided.
Republicans, Democrats, and independent voters all support Proposition 14 by [...]

Here’s an easy, simple fact that shows fair districts and open primaries lead to more moderation:
After the 2000 election, conducted as an open primary in community-oriented districts drawn by the courts in 1991, the “Bi-Partisan Group” in Sacramento (led by then-Assemblymembers Keith Richmann and Joe Canciamilla) had 27 members.
After open primaries were eliminated by the courts and the 2001 [...]

In June 2010, California voters will have the chance to fundamentally alter the state’s primary election system. Currently, California operates under a modified closed primary system. Under this system, political parties nominate candidates for the November General Election through a June Primary Election. The primary is “closed” because voters may select only their own party’s candidates, [...]

Thanks to Rose Friend Tony Quinn for providing the text of SCA 4, California’s Open Primary measure for the June 2010 ballot.
Also, Tony sent along the very interesting ballot label that the legislature ordered printed on the ballots:
“ELECTIONS. PRIMARIES. GREATER PARTICIPATION 1N ELECTIONS. Reforms the primary election process for congressional, statewide, and legislative races. Allows [...]