The big question is how many and which voters will bother to participate in this confusing election
The first and most crucial of two ballot lines that 22 million Californians will consider between now and September 14. Photo: Chris Delmas/AFP via Getty Images Over the weekend I received an unsolicited mail ballot to vote in the California gubernatorial recall election. I’ve been reading and writing about this election for months. But I couldn’t help but find the actual ballot weird, and remain a bit conflicted about how to fill out and return it.
Now the number and variety of candidates is not that strange in California these days; thanks to the Top Two Primary system the state has utilized since 2011, a large jumble of candidates from every and no party appears on primary ballots regularly. But the contrast between one stark binary ballot question and one with luxurious options is jarring, and potentially confusing.
Until recently it looked like vaccinations and a revenue boom that enabled both free spending and a balanced budget might dull resentment of the incumbent. But now the resurgence of both COVID cases and California malaise is energizing recall supporters without necessarily arousing opponents.
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