i just got my offical california state ballot and the question is ,,

[AllaN01Bear]

" shall governor newsome be recalled ? yes , no? NO!!!!!!!!! i dont want our state to wind up like texas and or florida and take 30 years to recover from the rs mistakes .
note : update , i only asked the question , shall gove newsome be recalled , yes , no, i chose a resounding no and that is that,

[JohnSJ]

1. Vote early also, to insure the ballot gets there on time

https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/voting-resources/voting-california/election-dates-and-resources

[StClone]

2. Trade Arnold's name for Feinstein

There are plenty of Cali fish in a barrel the R's want to shoot. One is replacing the waning career of Dianne Feinstein with a nice Wacko, anti-vaxxer, pro-Trump, repuke dickhead.

[chowder66]

3. Be sure to not choose anyone from the second question/option.

Newsom said we don't have to and shouldn't.

I got my sample ballot today and want my actual ballot asap. grrrrr


On edit; I'm reading more about this and I get why Newsom wants us to do this but we do need to make sure someone like Elder doesn't get in.


I'm torn:

https://www.politico.com/states/california/story/2021/08/09/newsom-urges-democrats-to-skip-recall-candidate-question-1389761

[Dream Girl]

4. Why shouldn't we select a candidate? Does that nullify the "no" vote?

[chowder66]

7. No it doesn't. I edited my comment with an article

Newsom talks about it splitting the vote. I'm not sure enough people would vote for the same democrat anyway.
There is thinking that if the recall passes and Elder takes over it will be for the remainder of Newsom's term and then Elder has to run again and he would be the choice most democrats would want to run against.

A write-in candidate would be a good option but they have to file and time is running out.

It's confusing to a degree.

[SoCalNative]

5. Not a good idea

better to choose someone less conservative, lest we end up with Larry Elder or Caitlyn should the recall pass.

[chowder66]

8. I edited my comment with a link about the thinking behind this...

Newsom talks about it splitting the vote. I'm not sure enough people would vote for the same democrat anyway.
There is thinking that if the recall passes and Elder takes over it will be for the remainder of Newsom's term and then Elder has to run again and he would be the choice most democrats would want to run against.

A write-in candidate would be a good option but they have to file and time is running out.

[haele]

6. Please don't choose anyone on the second line.

The most "well-known Democrat" on the ballot is a "landlord/property management influencer" who's entire viewpoint on economics is based on the money he made before 2009 in real estate.
No on the first question, no names on the second section, and mail it in ASAP.

[chowder66]

9. Yeah, he's not a good option at all. nt

[brooklynite]

10. It wouldn't "wind up like texas and or florida"

There's a limit to what the Governor could do with a super-majority Democratic legislature and only one year in office.

[UTUSN]

11. The recall in CA is a badly abused feature. It was a Progressive reform, but is used wrongly.

Recall ought to be for criminality or unfitness in office, not for partisan or replacement ambitions. The abuse of it is compounded with that open primary set-up.

CA recall process is as bad as the caucus system elsewhere.