What They Didn't Tell You About Prop 14

Proposition 14 is being advertised as making the primary process more open by allowing voters of any party to vote for any candidate on the ballot.  I like the sound of that, BUT, it is the other things that they don't tell you about that have me concerned.

First:  Once the primary is over, the only people who will be on the ballot in the general election will be the two people who got the most votes in the primary, no one else.  That means that the smaller political groups will not be allowed to participate in the general election.  To me that seems wrong. 

Currently in the general election we are allowed to vote for anybody we want and we have the opportunity to choose between many different candidates.  If this passes, we only get to choose between two.

I know that for a candidate from a smaller party, such as the "Peace and Freedom" or "Green" parties, the chances of winning a general election may be small, but just having the candidate on the ballot means that I can vote for him or her if I want.  Not if Prop 14 passes.  Also, just having such a candidate on the ballot makes the other candidates address the issues they raise.

Second:  Under the new law, none of the candidates have to tell you what their party affiliation is.  How can you have a election and not know a candidate's party affiliation?  We could end up with two candidates on the ballot, both from the same party, and never know it until after the election is over.

This whole thing just doesn't seem right.