Elections. Open Primary.

Provides that all persons entitled to vote, including those not affiliated with any political party, shall have the right to vote at any election for any candidate regardless of the candidate\u27s political affiliation. Provides for a single primary ballot on which, under the appropriate title for each office, the names and party affiliations of all candidates are placed randomly and not grouped by political party. Retains separate partisan ballot only for the selection of elective political party committee members by voters of each party. Requires Legislature to conform conflicting statutes. Summary of Legislative Analyst\u27s Estimate of Net State and Local Government Fiscal Impact: No direct fiscal impact on state government. Unknown, but probably minor, savings to counties statewide