Recall Revolution (Arnold Supporters, Explain Yourselves!)
The New American ^ | 10-6-03 | William F. Jasper
Posted on 10/04/2003 1:49 PM PDT by inquest
The recall of Governor Gray Davis gives California residents a historic opportunity to vote for genuine reform, but voters must look beyond the media favorites for real change.
Californians go to the voting booths on October 7th to decide a very simple question. The bilingual ballot asks, in Spanish and English: "Shall Gray Davis be recalled (removed) from the office of Governor?"
If 51 percent or more of the votes cast are "No," Mr. Davis retains the governorship. However, if 51 percent are "Yes," the second part of the ballot comes into play, in which voters choose a replacement for Governor Davis from a long list of candidates. Whoever gets the most votes wins.
Procedurally this is all very simple. But the matrix in which this civic exercise will take place is anything but simple. The outcome of this special election defies prediction. Nothing like this has been done before, and rarely has an election been so loaded with imponderables and cross-cutting dynamics....
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/995168/postsJaster has it wrong. The figure 51% should be replaced by 50% + 1.