Since write-ins are perfectly acceptable for the primary, voters just will have to accept the fact that the top two vote getters in the primary are the two finalists in November. People with a problem with this fact ought to work to abolish the open primary system.
The only issue I have is that pesky detail called the Constitution. In past Lousianna open primaries, candidates winning an absolute majority in the primary ran unopposed in November. This was declared unconstitutional since the Constitution states the date federal elections are to take place. It is an interesting Constitutional question to ask, "If the states can't use the primary to restrict election day to one candidate, why does the Constitution allow states to use the primary to restrict election day to two candidates?"
This objection would only apply to Federal offices. I don't know what the California Constitution reads about this matter.
Exactly, while I voted against it, a majority of the voters voted to have only 2 candidates in the general election.
