Related topics Elections 2012hyper-partisanshipBipartisanshipPolitics Advertisement Arizona voters turned down the opportunity to encourage more bipartisanship on Tuesday when they defeated a ballot initiative that would have created a top two primary system. The measure failed with more than two-thirds of the votes against it. California passed a similar initiative two years ago and Louisiana and Washington have similar laws. Top two creates an open primary system where all voters get to vote for any candidate. That can lead to situations where two Republicans or two Democrats face off in the general election, with no candidate from any other party on the ballot. In fact, that is what...
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