‘‘A half million voters denied their vote” should be the headline if Prop. 14 passes on June 8.

These 500,000 voters are members of officially recognized minority political parties in California. These parties are recognized by the secretary of state’s office and have maintained the necessary number of voters to appear on the primary and general election ballots.

Prop. 14 states that only the top two candidates from the primary election will advance to the general election even if they are from the same party, effectively dismissing those minority party voters who would like to cast their vote for a candidate from their party.

Given that many political districts are gerrymandered to reflect the preferences of a majority party, Prop. 14 may also result in voters from either the Republican or Democratic party being disenfranchised.

There are more than 10 million Democrats and Republicans also registered in the state. Yet either party’s candidates could effectively be denied a place on the general election ballot in some districts.

Vote no on Proposition 14 and save your right to have a wide choice of candidates in the November general election.
Jeanette Hosek
Thousand Oaks