# FYI: link to certified list of CA governor's special election

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**Created:** [September 1, 2003, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fyi-link-to-certified-list-of-ca-governors-special-election/198973 "2003-09-01T15:51:24Z")\
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**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\
**Post date:** [September 1, 2003, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fyi-link-to-certified-list-of-ca-governors-special-election/198973/1 "2003-09-01T15:51:24Z")

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[Here it is, in alpha order and pdf format for the CA sec of state’s office.](http://www.ss.ca.gov/elections/2003_cert_list_summary.pdf) I find it interesting that numerous candidtates didn’t even bother to choose a “ballot designation”, which most candidates have interpreted to mean either what their profession is, or what is most notable about them.

Some of the more interesting ballot designations:  
adult film actress  
father’s issues author  
custom denture manufacturer  
marijuana legalization attorney  
psychologist/farmer  
middleweight sumo wrestler  
air pollution scientist

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**Author:** ![Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tapioca_Dextrin)\
**Post date:** [September 1, 2003, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fyi-link-to-certified-list-of-ca-governors-special-election/198973/2 "2003-09-01T16:13:30Z")

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Why is it an alphabetical list? The ballot order is R, W, Q, O, J, M, V, A, H, B, S, G, Z, X, N, T, C, I, E, K, U, P, D, Y, F, L. Voters might get 😕

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**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\
**Post date:** [September 1, 2003, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fyi-link-to-certified-list-of-ca-governors-special-election/198973/3 "2003-09-01T16:31:11Z")

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Elsewhere in the site you can find the scrambled list, I thought an alpha sort was the better choice to reference.