Yes.
But wait, it gets better:
It was pointed out in the other thread that, since:
a) off-year elections have traditionally have low turnout, and
b) a recall only requires signatures from 12% of the voters in the previous election,
I think that three people have officially announced.
Peter Camejo (sp?) of the Green Party
Darrell Issa for the Republicans
Michael Huffington for the Republicans
Audie Bock, formerly of the Greens, and now a Democrat (neither party cares for her much) has also announced.
Kathleen Connell may get into the race for the Democrats according to the Sacramento Bee.
Don’t forget Georgina Russell!
With the bar set so low for potential candidates (in terms of money and signatures), she may well be on the ballot.
Given that her nickname is Georgy, anyone wanna place bets on what her campaign song might be?
[Now, where’s that Monkey’s Paw I threw in the corner after making two wishes that backfired?]
Exactly.
I’m rootin’ for Riordan. He’s OK. But Schwarzenegger? Who the hell knows what kind of politician he’d be? I think he should start small–like be the mayor of Palm Springs or of Carmel or something first, and see how he likes it…
It is now also rumored that Jerry Brown may get into the race.
According to this story, there are already 10 candidates who have filed for the election, with seven more considering running.
My guess is there will be 25 or 30 candidates on the ballot before we’re done. A real mosh pit.
The humor potential continues to rise…
This will be a fine talk show season.
If anyone will spot me the cash, I’ll run for office.
Is twenty too young to be governor?
The only requirement to run for governor in California is to be a registered voter in the state.
Hence, you can be 18 and be governor.
Neat!
Dopers, can I borrow some cash?
I wanna be financed by [sinister music] “Evil out-of-state interests…” [sinister music]
If the replacement does get about 30 or so candidates, with only a few being acceptable, then Davis should have an easier time.
As I recall, Mr. Huffington left the Republican Party around the same time that he came out of the closet, though I could be mistaken.
Well, the list of candidates and possible candidates on www.politics1.com is increasing:
Announced Dems: Former Green Party Assemblywoman Audie Bock, a bunch of unknowns.
Possible Dems: St. Sen. Dean Florez, ex-Rep. Gary Condit.
Announced Reps: Rep. Darrell Issa, a bunch of unknowns.
Possible Reps: Philathropist Bill Simon, Ex-Mayor of LA RIchard Riordan, St. Sen. Tom McClintock, actor Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Announced Rep? or Independent?: Ex-Rep. Mike Huffington.
Announed Green: Banker Peter Camejo.
Announced (?) Peace and Freedom: PI Jan B Tucker.
Announced AIP: Rancher Ron Gulke.
Probable Independents: Columnist Arrianna Huffington, talk show host Michael Wiener (Savage).
I have a question about the way the election will work.
If I were to vote to keep Davis, am I allowed to go to the second part and pick a candidate if Davis is not elected, or is the second part of the ballot only for those who vote against Davis.
If all voters can vote on an alternative, then it would make sense for there to be one Democratic candidate who would no doubt win over the multitudes of Republican candidates.
Thus, I’m guessing only those who vote NO to Davis can pick his successor, right?
According to this, 55 people have requested the paperwork for getting onto the ballot. So far, 10 have filed.
I’d vote for Schwarzenegger, I think, from what I’ve seen of the candidates and of Ahnuld, I think I’d be happiest with Ahnuld. He calls himself Republican, but many people who know him question why, since he’s more in line with Democratic thinking on many important issues.
Plus, the guy has proved himself an extremely savvy, hardworking and highly successful businessman. He’s no dummy.
And he married a Kennedy, so how much of a Pub could he be?
If we could elect Reagan, we could elect Ahnuld.
Oh, and Riordan said today that he’s backing Arnie and won’t consider running unless for some reason he doesn’t.
According to the current statutes, as long as you vote “YES” or “NO” on the recall, you can vote in the replacement election.
If you skip that vote, your vote in the replacement election is not counted.
This might be the subject of a court challenge.
Thanks for that info, BobT. One more bit, if you don’t mind: Although Gray Davis may not be placed on the ballot as a candidate for the office (c.f. Rico’s post of July 22), what do the statutes have to say about write-in votes? I understand some states never count them, other states always do, and still other states require that write-in votes be counted only for certain pre-approved candidates, as surreal as that sounds.
How does California handle this? Could voters who vote against removal write Davis back in so he gets a plurality even if the referendum to remove is passed?
As one might expect, the statutes surrounding recalls aren’t very clear on write-ins.
I couldn’t find any mention of them.
The best I could find was:
A recall election shall be conducted, canvassed, and the
results declared in substantially the manner provided by law for a
regular election for the office.
Poking around I did find out that a recall election cannot be called against a replacement candidate until that person has held office for … 90 days!
Long honeymoon you get in this situation!