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"content": "\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11885883\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Leer en español\u003c/a>\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#ask\">Ask us: What do you want to know about voting in the Newsom recall election?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#mistake\">Skip to: How to fix a mistake on your ballot\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>On Sept. 14, there'll be a recall election to decide whether Gov. Gavin Newsom will be replaced — and the stakes are high.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If more than 50% of the total voters in this recall election say \"yes\" to recalling Newsom, he will be recalled and whichever replacement candidate gets the most votes will become governor of California for the rest of Newsom’s term, ending in January 2023.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you're a registered California voter, you've probably already received your ballot (and \u003ca href=\"#missingballot\">here's what to do if hasn't arrived yet\u003c/a>). But what if you're unsure of how to fill it out according to how you want to vote — or if you've made a mistake?\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">[aside postID=\"news_11884716\"]\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>We spoke with Kim Alexander, president of the nonpartisan \u003ca href=\"https://www.calvoter.org/\">California Voter Foundation\u003c/a>, for expert answers to \u003ca href=\"#ask\">the questions we've received\u003c/a> on how to fill out your ballot, how important your signature is and your options if you need to start again with a fresh ballot.\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Skip to: \u003ca href=\"#missingballot\">My ballot is missing or hasn't arrived. What should I do?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003ch3>How to fill out your recall ballot properly\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>'How do I make \u003cem>very\u003c/em> sure I'm voting for or against recalling Newsom?'\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Your ballot has two things to vote on, in the form of two questions: whether you want to recall Newsom, and which candidate you want to succeed him if he is recalled.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Question 1 reads: “Shall GAVIN NEWSOM be recalled (removed) from the office of Governor?” Yes or No.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This means:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>If you vote \"yes,\" you're voting to recall Newsom and remove him from his position as governor of California.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>If you vote \"no,\" you're voting to keep Newsom as governor of California.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>It's important to clarify this, because the yes/no expression of Question 1 might be confusing to some folks. For example, some might think a \"yes\" vote means a thumbs-up for Newsom (as in \"yes, I support him\"). It doesn't.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you accidentally mark the wrong box, we have \u003ca href=\"#mistake\">advice on how to address that mistake on your ballot\u003c/a> below.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>'I don't want to recall Newsom. Do I just leave Question 2 blank and forget about choosing a replacement candidate?'\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It's up to you. Question 2 has a list of 46 candidates who could succeed Newsom if he \u003cem>is\u003c/em> recalled. You can choose one, even if you voted \"no\" on the recall itself in Question 1.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Why would you want to choose a potential replacement for Newsom, if you don't want him to be recalled? If Newsom is recalled, your choice of candidate will still count toward who replaces him as governor. And answering Question 2 by choosing a succession candidate doesn't affect or invalidate a \"no\" answer to Question 1 about the recall itself.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In short, by voting on Question 2, you'll have a say in who California's next governor is if Newsom were to be recalled, even if you vote against the recall. But if you leave Question 2 blank, you won't have that say.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11882472\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2560px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-11882472\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/07/GettyImages-1311148803-scaled-1.jpeg\" alt=\"Gov. Gavin Newsom at a conference.\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1709\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/07/GettyImages-1311148803-scaled-1.jpeg 2560w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/07/GettyImages-1311148803-scaled-1-800x534.jpeg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/07/GettyImages-1311148803-scaled-1-1020x681.jpeg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/07/GettyImages-1311148803-scaled-1-160x107.jpeg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/07/GettyImages-1311148803-scaled-1-1536x1025.jpeg 1536w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/07/GettyImages-1311148803-scaled-1-2048x1367.jpeg 2048w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/07/GettyImages-1311148803-scaled-1-1920x1282.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">California Gov. Gavin Newsom (L) speaks during a news conference after touring the vaccination clinic at City College of San Francisco with San Francisco Mayor London Breed (R) on April 6, 2021, in San Francisco. \u003ccite>(Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>'If I don't want to recall Newsom, can I write in his name instead of choosing from the replacement candidates?'\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You can, but your write-in won't be counted. That's because \u003ca href=\"https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/upcoming-elections/2021-ca-gov-recall/newsom-recall-faqs#qandr\">Newsom can't run against himself in the recall\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This also applies to \u003cem>any\u003c/em> other candidates you write in who aren't official replacement candidates (i.e., listed on the ballot) or who haven't formally applied to be a write-in candidate. That leads us to ...\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>'So what's the difference between replacement candidates and write-in candidates?'\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That list on Question 2 of your ballot contains \u003ca href=\"https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/statewide-elections/2021-recall/certified-list.pdf\">46 replacement candidates\u003c/a>. These are the people who want to replace Newsom as governor of California. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/recall\">Read more about the top six replacement candidates in our recall voter guide.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Replacement candidates had to file their candidacy by July 16, but if a candidate wants to apply after that date, they have to file as a write-in candidate. This means that voters have to literally write in that person's name to cast a vote for them in Question 2.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A write-in vote is only counted if the person whose name you're writing has actually applied to be \u003ca href=\"https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/statewide-elections/2021-recall/certified-list-writein.pdf\">a write-in candidate\u003c/a>, or is on the list of replacement candidates on the ballot. Writing in any other name (including Newsom's, remember) won't be counted.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/statewide-elections/2021-recall/certified-list-writein.pdf\">The certified list of write-in candidates is now available as of Sept. 3\u003c/a>. Read more about \u003ca href=\"https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/upcoming-elections/2021-ca-gov-recall/newsom-recall-faqs\">how write-in candidates work on your ballot.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>'If choosing a replacement candidate at least gives me a say in California's potential next governor, why is Newsom telling me not to do it?'\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Good question. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11885054/recall-heats-up-as-newsom-challengers-rally-supporters\">Gov. Newsom is urging voters to skip answering Question 2 on the ballot\u003c/a>. \"It's a simple thing,\" he has said. \"Just vote 'no' and go to the mailbox and get these ballots back.\" Why?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>We asked \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/author/gmarzorati\">Guy Marzorati\u003c/a> of KQED's California Politics and Government Desk, who says he thinks Newsom's \"just vote 'no'\" strategy is \"for simplicity of communication.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Newsom's campaign worked for months to successfully discourage high-profile Democrats from putting their names on the ballot,\" says Marzorati. \"So it's not like Newsom has an ally to recommend as a backup anyway.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Kim Alexander of the California Voter Foundation says it's important to remember that in 2003, in California's last recall election, a Democrat — then Governor Gray Davis — \u003cem>did\u003c/em> put himself forward as an ostensible strong backup candidate on the ballot. California's then Lt. Governor Cruz Bustamante filed as a replacement candidate on that ballot, with the message \"Vote 'No' on the recall and 'Yes' on Bustamante.\" He was beaten by Republican Arnold Schwarzenegger anyway, who served as California governor until 2011. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11870960/should-a-democrat-run-in-the-newsom-recall-we-asked-cruz-bustamante\">Read more about the 2003 Cruz Bustamante situation.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"This time around, there's been a lot more, I would say, discipline among the Democratic Party leaders to keep anybody from doing the same thing that Cruz Bustamante did,\" says Alexander. \"And so as a result, you have a very high-powered campaign supporting the retention of Gov. Newsom that is being supported by the Democratic Party, that is very vocal in urging people to vote 'no' on the recall, but then is completely silent on the question of what to do with the replacement choice.\" That silence, says Alexander, is \"contributing to voter confusion.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Knowing all this, if you don't want Newsom to be recalled, what \u003cem>should\u003c/em> you do with Question 2 on your ballot?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It's entirely up to you — but if you want a say in choosing your next California governor if Newsom is recalled, the only way to do so is by picking an official replacement candidate.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11841798\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-11841798\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS45270_008_KQED_ElectionStockPhotos_TikaHall_10062020-qut.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS45270_008_KQED_ElectionStockPhotos_TikaHall_10062020-qut.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS45270_008_KQED_ElectionStockPhotos_TikaHall_10062020-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS45270_008_KQED_ElectionStockPhotos_TikaHall_10062020-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS45270_008_KQED_ElectionStockPhotos_TikaHall_10062020-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS45270_008_KQED_ElectionStockPhotos_TikaHall_10062020-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A San Francisco resident drops their mail-in ballot into a mailbox on Oct. 6, 2020. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca id=\"mistake\">\u003c/a>How to fix a mistake on your ballot\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>It's important to note that each county is \u003cem>slightly\u003c/em> different on how they'd prefer you to address a mistake on your ballot, and will often provide specific details about corrections \u003cem>on\u003c/em> the ballot itself. If you have a specific question about your ballot that isn't answered here, you can always \u003ca href=\"#contact\">contact your local registrar of voters for advice and instructions.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>'What if I have problems with my signature?'\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When you're done filling out your ballot, you must sign the envelope. But two big mistakes people make with their signatures are:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Forgetting to sign their ballot entirely, or...\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Making a signature that doesn't match the signature they made when they registered to vote.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>Why \u003cem>wouldn't\u003c/em> your signature match the one on file? If you registered to vote at a young age, maybe your signature has changed over time. Or perhaps you registered to vote at the DMV and provided your signature on a screen with a stylus, which doesn't quite replicate how you'd make your signature with a pen on paper.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you registered this way, one simple way to avoid any signature problems is to take a quick glance at the signature that's on your driver's license or state I.D. — because that's the one you want your ballot signature to match.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Even if you didn't register at the DMV, that signature on your most recent license or state I.D. is still very likely the one to emulate. That's because when you register to vote online, your county elections office electronically requests a copy of the signature the DMV \u003cem>currently\u003c/em> has for you, and this information is regularly updated.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To further set your mind at rest, know that California isn't an \"exact match\" state, and doesn't demand voters' signatures 100% replicate the signature that's on file.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>'What if I just don't know my 'correct' signature I'm registered to vote with?'\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you're \u003cem>really\u003c/em> worried about the signature on your envelope not matching the signature you're registered to vote with, there are two good solutions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One: If it's before Aug. 30, you can \u003ca href=\"https://registertovote.ca.gov/\">re-register to vote with your current signature\u003c/a>, to be sure that the state now has your most recent one on file. If you are re-registering after Aug. 30, you'd need to complete the \u003ca href=\"https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/voter-registration/same-day-reg/\">same-day voter registration\u003c/a> process (aka conditional voting) and request your ballot in person at your county elections office or polling location.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The other solution if you're worried about your signature, says Kim Alexander? Go vote in person, if you're able.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That's because the signature only goes on your ballot's \u003cem>envelope\u003c/em> — and if you're voting in person, there's no envelope, because that ballot then goes straight into the ballot box without needing that envelope at all.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"So if you want that satisfaction of seeing your ballot drop in the box and know that it's not going to get held up because of some signature issue, you can go and vote in person,\" says Alexander.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>'I already mailed my ballot but now I'm paranoid about my signature. What if I messed it up?'\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Rest assured: There's a whole system in place to help you correct your mistake.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If your county's election office detects a signature mismatch on your ballot, they'll reach out to you via mail to verify and work with you to correct it, so that your ballot can be counted after all. It's called curing a ballot.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This system is also applied when it looks like a member of a voter's family might have signed their ballot, instead of the voter. This happens a \u003cem>surprising\u003c/em> amount, when one household has several voters who all receive a ballot in the mail.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One way to get peace of mind: \u003ca href=\"https://california.ballottrax.net/voter/\">Sign up to track your ballot\u003c/a>, and you'll find out about any issues with your ballot or your signature quickly.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11842571\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-11842571\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS45341_023_KQED_SanFrancisco_Election2020_TanyaYule_10092020-qut.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS45341_023_KQED_SanFrancisco_Election2020_TanyaYule_10092020-qut.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS45341_023_KQED_SanFrancisco_Election2020_TanyaYule_10092020-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS45341_023_KQED_SanFrancisco_Election2020_TanyaYule_10092020-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS45341_023_KQED_SanFrancisco_Election2020_TanyaYule_10092020-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS45341_023_KQED_SanFrancisco_Election2020_TanyaYule_10092020-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A San Francisco resident hands their mail-in ballot to U.S. Postal Service employee Elmer Padilla on Oct. 9, 2020. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>'I made a mistake on my ballot. How do I fix it?'\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>First, don't panic. People make mistakes on ballots and find good ways to correct them.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Counties give different directions to voters about what to do if they make a mistake (remember: Read the instructions!) but you can usually simply \"X\" out the choice you didn't intend.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The job of county elections officials — once they've verified your signature — is to make sure your ballot can be read correctly. If that means that your corrections on your ballot have resulted in readability issues, officials working in teams of two will actually remake it for you according to the intent you've signaled with your corrections.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That said, because there are only two questions on your recall ballot, you should be extra-concerned with getting them right. Some counties, like Alameda, ask that you actually contact them first if you make a serious mistake — including voting for the wrong candidate — so they can send you a replacement ballot. So, wherever you live, it's a good idea to check with your local elections office first to see what \u003cem>they\u003c/em> recommend if you made a mistake.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And remember, there's always this option ...\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>'What if I just want a new ballot?'\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you've made a big mistake on your ballot — too big to fix — your best plan of action may be to focus on getting a fresh new one. And that's totally OK. You can:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Call your county elections office and ask them to cancel that ballot and issue a new one to you.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Go to your county elections office with your spoiled ballot and vote right there at the counter during business hours.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Take advantage of the early voting options available in many counties.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Go to a voting site on Election Day, Sept. 14, turn in your spoiled ballot there and get a new ballot.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>You can also do this if you've accidentally damaged your ballot in some way. (Coffee spills happen.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11843241\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-11843241\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS45338_019_KQED_SanFrancisco_Election2020_TanyaYule_10092020-qut.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS45338_019_KQED_SanFrancisco_Election2020_TanyaYule_10092020-qut.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS45338_019_KQED_SanFrancisco_Election2020_TanyaYule_10092020-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS45338_019_KQED_SanFrancisco_Election2020_TanyaYule_10092020-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS45338_019_KQED_SanFrancisco_Election2020_TanyaYule_10092020-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS45338_019_KQED_SanFrancisco_Election2020_TanyaYule_10092020-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A San Francisco resident puts on an \"I Voted!\" sticker after completing their mail-in ballot on Oct. 9, 2020. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>'I think I put the wrong date on my envelope.'\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>First off, that date should be the date you signed your envelope — not your birthday. (We had many questions during the 2020 election about this.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But if you're worried you messed up the date, don't worry. Elections officials say that the date they're \u003cem>really\u003c/em> looking for is the date that the ballot is postmarked, to make sure it was submitted on time.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Election officials will only truly scrutinize the date you've written if they receive your ballot \u003cem>after\u003c/em> Election Day.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Like maybe you mailed it Monday before Election Day,\" John Gardner, assistant registrar of voters for Solano County, told us in 2020. \"That's when we have to start looking at postmarks on the ballot, or date that the voter signed the envelope, to determine if we can count the ballot or not.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And if you haven't mailed your envelope yet, it's an easy fix: Just clearly cross out the incorrect date on the envelope and write in the correct one above it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>'What if I use assistive technology to complete forms?'\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Getting physical assistance with filling out your ballot from someone you trust is always fine, whether you're voting at home or at a voting site. You just need to make sure your signature is your own, and matches the one you're registered to vote with.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Disabled voters can also choose to use the \u003ca href=\"https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/voting-resources/remote-accessible-vote-mail\">Remote Accessible Vote-by-Mail \u003c/a>system to vote privately and independently at home, using their usual assistive device on their home computer to fill out the ballot on their screen and then print and mail it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Every voting location in California is also equipped with an accessible voting unit. Here, voters who are sight-impaired or have a disability that limits their dexterity will be able to use the assistive device of their choice that allows them to vote privately and independently.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>'How can I make sure my mail-in ballot gets there on time?'\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Remember, one big reason that ballots get disqualified in elections is because voters mail them too late: either too late on Election Day itself (after U.S. Postal Service mailboxes have already been collected), or after Election Day.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In order to be counted in this recall election, your ballot must be postmarked on Election Day (Sept. 14) at the latest. Your ballot has seven days to reach your county elections office.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So in this recall election, it's as crucial as ever to make sure you have a plan for voting on time — and if you're not voting in person, that means making sure you get your ballot into a mailbox or into a secure voting drop box, at a polling location or your county elections office, by the time polls close on Sept. 14.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>A few other common ballot mistakes to watch out for ...\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Make sure you're filling out and signing the ballot and envelope with \u003cem>your\u003c/em> name on it\u003c/strong>: It's common to see partners or roommates accidentally mix up their ballots. So make sure you're signing the document that bears your name.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Make sure you use a black or blue pen\u003c/strong>: It reads better, and it doesn't slow workers down when they have to check to see what voter intent was. (Don't use a felt tip or a Sharpie that bleeds through the paper and marks other pages on your ballot.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Don't mail an empty envelope\u003c/strong>: It does happen. Keeping your envelope and your ballot together in your home might be a helpful way of avoiding this problem. And of course, when you're ready to mail your ballot, make sure it's actually inside the envelope before you seal it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Don't bother with a stamp\u003c/strong>: Your ballot envelope is postage paid. You don't need it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11879395\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-11879395\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/Oakland-by-Beth.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/Oakland-by-Beth.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/Oakland-by-Beth-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/Oakland-by-Beth-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/Oakland-by-Beth-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/Oakland-by-Beth-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bei Kao holds her \"I Voted\" sticker after voting in Oakland on Oct. 27, 2020. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca id=\"missingballot\">\u003c/a>My ballot is missing or hasn't arrived. What should I do?\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>If you're worried that your ballot hasn't arrived yet, that's probably a reasonable concern, since the deadline for counties to send out ballots was Aug. 16. But if you're in this situation, don't panic: You have options. Here's what to do:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Check you’re actually registered to vote — and to the right address.\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://voterstatus.sos.ca.gov/\">Input your details on the Secretary of State's voter status page\u003c/a> to check your registration status. This will show whether you're actually registered to vote, and to which address. It should also show whether your ballot was mailed out.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You can also use \u003ca href=\"https://california.ballottrax.net/voter/\">the Where's My Ballot tool\u003c/a> to check whether your ballot has been sent.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>If you're registered to the wrong address, you can update it before Aug. 30. \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you update your voter registration and address using \u003ca href=\"https://voterstatus.sos.ca.gov/\">the Secretary of State's voter status page\u003c/a> before the Aug. 30 deadline to register online, you county will cancel the ballot that went to your old address and send you a new one.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And if it turns out your ballot \u003ci>was \u003c/i>missing because your voter registration wasn't updated, don't feel bad — people move all the time and forget to update their registration accordingly. Kim Alexander also reminds you that updating your address at the post office doesn't in fact update your voter registration. The DMV, on the other hand, \u003cem>will\u003c/em> update your voter registration details if you update your address with them.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>If your voter registration address was correct but your ballot never showed up, you still have options.\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If it's more than six days before Election Day (Sept. 14), you can \u003ca href=\"#contact\">call your county elections office \u003c/a>ask them to send a new ballot. \u003ca href=\"#contact\">Find your county elections office in our contact list. \u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Your county election office won't mail you a ballot six days or less before Election Day, because it can't be sure it'll reach you in time. So if you're trying to get a ballot in the immediate run-up to Election Day, go to your county elections office in person and request one at the counter.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Your county elections office is also now open for early voting through Sept. 14, so you could also go there in person during opening hours and vote right there at the counter. More early voting locations will be opening soon in early September.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And remember, if you're \u003cem>not\u003c/em> actually registered to vote, you always have the option of \u003ca href=\"https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/voter-registration/same-day-reg\">same-day voter registration\u003c/a>, aka conditional voter registration, at a voting location, where you can then fill out and submit your ballot, too.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca id=\"contact\">\u003c/a>Contact your county directly\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Across the Bay Area, elections officials are encouraging voters to reach out — early — with any questions or concerns. Here's the contact information for your county:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.acvote.org/index\">Alameda\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: For information about voting by mail, registration and polling place lookup, call (510) 267-8683.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.cocovote.us\">Contra Costa\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: Call (925) 335-7800 or email voter.services@vote.cccounty.us.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.marincounty.org/depts/rv\">Marin\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: You can call (415) 473-6456 or go to the Marin County elections page to \u003ca href=\"https://www.marincounty.org/depts/rv/contact-us\">send a form email\u003c/a>.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.countyofnapa.org/396/Elections\">Napa\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: Call (707) 253-4321 or email the election office at elections@countyofnapa.org.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://sfelections.sfgov.org\">San Francisco\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: You can get in touch with the department by calling (415) 554-4375 or emailing sfvote@sfgov.org.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.smcacre.org/elections\">San Mateo\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: Call (888) 762-8683 or email registrar@smcacre.org.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.sccgov.org/sites/rov/Pages/Registrar-of-Voters.aspx\">\u003cstrong>Santa Clara\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>: You can call toll-free at (866) 430-VOTE (8683) or email registrar@rov.sccgov.org.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.solanocounty.com/depts/rov/default.asp\">Solano\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003cstrong>: \u003c/strong>Call (707) 784-6675 or (888) 933-VOTE (8683). You can also email elections@solanocounty.com.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://sonomacounty.ca.gov/CRA/Registrar-of-Voters/\">Sonoma\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: Call (707) 565-6800 or toll-free at (800) 750-8683.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca id=\"ask\">\u003c/a>Tell us: What else do you want to know?\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>[hearken id=\"8544\" src=\"https://modules.wearehearken.com/kqed/embed/8544.js\"]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>We spoke with Kim Alexander, president of the nonpartisan \u003ca href=\"https://www.calvoter.org/\">California Voter Foundation\u003c/a>, for expert answers to \u003ca href=\"#ask\">the questions we've received\u003c/a> on how to fill out your ballot, how important your signature is and your options if you need to start again with a fresh ballot.\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Skip to: \u003ca href=\"#missingballot\">My ballot is missing or hasn't arrived. What should I do?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003ch3>How to fill out your recall ballot properly\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>'How do I make \u003cem>very\u003c/em> sure I'm voting for or against recalling Newsom?'\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Your ballot has two things to vote on, in the form of two questions: whether you want to recall Newsom, and which candidate you want to succeed him if he is recalled.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Question 1 reads: “Shall GAVIN NEWSOM be recalled (removed) from the office of Governor?” Yes or No.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This means:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>If you vote \"yes,\" you're voting to recall Newsom and remove him from his position as governor of California.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>If you vote \"no,\" you're voting to keep Newsom as governor of California.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>It's important to clarify this, because the yes/no expression of Question 1 might be confusing to some folks. For example, some might think a \"yes\" vote means a thumbs-up for Newsom (as in \"yes, I support him\"). It doesn't.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you accidentally mark the wrong box, we have \u003ca href=\"#mistake\">advice on how to address that mistake on your ballot\u003c/a> below.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>'I don't want to recall Newsom. Do I just leave Question 2 blank and forget about choosing a replacement candidate?'\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It's up to you. Question 2 has a list of 46 candidates who could succeed Newsom if he \u003cem>is\u003c/em> recalled. You can choose one, even if you voted \"no\" on the recall itself in Question 1.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Why would you want to choose a potential replacement for Newsom, if you don't want him to be recalled? If Newsom is recalled, your choice of candidate will still count toward who replaces him as governor. And answering Question 2 by choosing a succession candidate doesn't affect or invalidate a \"no\" answer to Question 1 about the recall itself.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In short, by voting on Question 2, you'll have a say in who California's next governor is if Newsom were to be recalled, even if you vote against the recall. But if you leave Question 2 blank, you won't have that say.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11882472\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2560px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-11882472\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/07/GettyImages-1311148803-scaled-1.jpeg\" alt=\"Gov. Gavin Newsom at a conference.\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1709\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/07/GettyImages-1311148803-scaled-1.jpeg 2560w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/07/GettyImages-1311148803-scaled-1-800x534.jpeg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/07/GettyImages-1311148803-scaled-1-1020x681.jpeg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/07/GettyImages-1311148803-scaled-1-160x107.jpeg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/07/GettyImages-1311148803-scaled-1-1536x1025.jpeg 1536w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/07/GettyImages-1311148803-scaled-1-2048x1367.jpeg 2048w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/07/GettyImages-1311148803-scaled-1-1920x1282.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">California Gov. Gavin Newsom (L) speaks during a news conference after touring the vaccination clinic at City College of San Francisco with San Francisco Mayor London Breed (R) on April 6, 2021, in San Francisco. \u003ccite>(Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>'If I don't want to recall Newsom, can I write in his name instead of choosing from the replacement candidates?'\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You can, but your write-in won't be counted. That's because \u003ca href=\"https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/upcoming-elections/2021-ca-gov-recall/newsom-recall-faqs#qandr\">Newsom can't run against himself in the recall\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This also applies to \u003cem>any\u003c/em> other candidates you write in who aren't official replacement candidates (i.e., listed on the ballot) or who haven't formally applied to be a write-in candidate. That leads us to ...\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>'So what's the difference between replacement candidates and write-in candidates?'\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That list on Question 2 of your ballot contains \u003ca href=\"https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/statewide-elections/2021-recall/certified-list.pdf\">46 replacement candidates\u003c/a>. These are the people who want to replace Newsom as governor of California. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/recall\">Read more about the top six replacement candidates in our recall voter guide.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Replacement candidates had to file their candidacy by July 16, but if a candidate wants to apply after that date, they have to file as a write-in candidate. This means that voters have to literally write in that person's name to cast a vote for them in Question 2.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A write-in vote is only counted if the person whose name you're writing has actually applied to be \u003ca href=\"https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/statewide-elections/2021-recall/certified-list-writein.pdf\">a write-in candidate\u003c/a>, or is on the list of replacement candidates on the ballot. Writing in any other name (including Newsom's, remember) won't be counted.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/statewide-elections/2021-recall/certified-list-writein.pdf\">The certified list of write-in candidates is now available as of Sept. 3\u003c/a>. Read more about \u003ca href=\"https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/upcoming-elections/2021-ca-gov-recall/newsom-recall-faqs\">how write-in candidates work on your ballot.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>'If choosing a replacement candidate at least gives me a say in California's potential next governor, why is Newsom telling me not to do it?'\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Good question. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11885054/recall-heats-up-as-newsom-challengers-rally-supporters\">Gov. Newsom is urging voters to skip answering Question 2 on the ballot\u003c/a>. \"It's a simple thing,\" he has said. \"Just vote 'no' and go to the mailbox and get these ballots back.\" Why?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>We asked \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/author/gmarzorati\">Guy Marzorati\u003c/a> of KQED's California Politics and Government Desk, who says he thinks Newsom's \"just vote 'no'\" strategy is \"for simplicity of communication.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Newsom's campaign worked for months to successfully discourage high-profile Democrats from putting their names on the ballot,\" says Marzorati. \"So it's not like Newsom has an ally to recommend as a backup anyway.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Kim Alexander of the California Voter Foundation says it's important to remember that in 2003, in California's last recall election, a Democrat — then Governor Gray Davis — \u003cem>did\u003c/em> put himself forward as an ostensible strong backup candidate on the ballot. California's then Lt. Governor Cruz Bustamante filed as a replacement candidate on that ballot, with the message \"Vote 'No' on the recall and 'Yes' on Bustamante.\" He was beaten by Republican Arnold Schwarzenegger anyway, who served as California governor until 2011. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11870960/should-a-democrat-run-in-the-newsom-recall-we-asked-cruz-bustamante\">Read more about the 2003 Cruz Bustamante situation.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"This time around, there's been a lot more, I would say, discipline among the Democratic Party leaders to keep anybody from doing the same thing that Cruz Bustamante did,\" says Alexander. \"And so as a result, you have a very high-powered campaign supporting the retention of Gov. Newsom that is being supported by the Democratic Party, that is very vocal in urging people to vote 'no' on the recall, but then is completely silent on the question of what to do with the replacement choice.\" That silence, says Alexander, is \"contributing to voter confusion.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Knowing all this, if you don't want Newsom to be recalled, what \u003cem>should\u003c/em> you do with Question 2 on your ballot?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It's entirely up to you — but if you want a say in choosing your next California governor if Newsom is recalled, the only way to do so is by picking an official replacement candidate.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11841798\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-11841798\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS45270_008_KQED_ElectionStockPhotos_TikaHall_10062020-qut.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS45270_008_KQED_ElectionStockPhotos_TikaHall_10062020-qut.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS45270_008_KQED_ElectionStockPhotos_TikaHall_10062020-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS45270_008_KQED_ElectionStockPhotos_TikaHall_10062020-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS45270_008_KQED_ElectionStockPhotos_TikaHall_10062020-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS45270_008_KQED_ElectionStockPhotos_TikaHall_10062020-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A San Francisco resident drops their mail-in ballot into a mailbox on Oct. 6, 2020. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca id=\"mistake\">\u003c/a>How to fix a mistake on your ballot\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>It's important to note that each county is \u003cem>slightly\u003c/em> different on how they'd prefer you to address a mistake on your ballot, and will often provide specific details about corrections \u003cem>on\u003c/em> the ballot itself. If you have a specific question about your ballot that isn't answered here, you can always \u003ca href=\"#contact\">contact your local registrar of voters for advice and instructions.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>'What if I have problems with my signature?'\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When you're done filling out your ballot, you must sign the envelope. But two big mistakes people make with their signatures are:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Forgetting to sign their ballot entirely, or...\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Making a signature that doesn't match the signature they made when they registered to vote.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>Why \u003cem>wouldn't\u003c/em> your signature match the one on file? If you registered to vote at a young age, maybe your signature has changed over time. Or perhaps you registered to vote at the DMV and provided your signature on a screen with a stylus, which doesn't quite replicate how you'd make your signature with a pen on paper.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you registered this way, one simple way to avoid any signature problems is to take a quick glance at the signature that's on your driver's license or state I.D. — because that's the one you want your ballot signature to match.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Even if you didn't register at the DMV, that signature on your most recent license or state I.D. is still very likely the one to emulate. That's because when you register to vote online, your county elections office electronically requests a copy of the signature the DMV \u003cem>currently\u003c/em> has for you, and this information is regularly updated.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To further set your mind at rest, know that California isn't an \"exact match\" state, and doesn't demand voters' signatures 100% replicate the signature that's on file.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>'What if I just don't know my 'correct' signature I'm registered to vote with?'\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you're \u003cem>really\u003c/em> worried about the signature on your envelope not matching the signature you're registered to vote with, there are two good solutions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One: If it's before Aug. 30, you can \u003ca href=\"https://registertovote.ca.gov/\">re-register to vote with your current signature\u003c/a>, to be sure that the state now has your most recent one on file. If you are re-registering after Aug. 30, you'd need to complete the \u003ca href=\"https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/voter-registration/same-day-reg/\">same-day voter registration\u003c/a> process (aka conditional voting) and request your ballot in person at your county elections office or polling location.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The other solution if you're worried about your signature, says Kim Alexander? Go vote in person, if you're able.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That's because the signature only goes on your ballot's \u003cem>envelope\u003c/em> — and if you're voting in person, there's no envelope, because that ballot then goes straight into the ballot box without needing that envelope at all.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"So if you want that satisfaction of seeing your ballot drop in the box and know that it's not going to get held up because of some signature issue, you can go and vote in person,\" says Alexander.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>'I already mailed my ballot but now I'm paranoid about my signature. What if I messed it up?'\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Rest assured: There's a whole system in place to help you correct your mistake.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If your county's election office detects a signature mismatch on your ballot, they'll reach out to you via mail to verify and work with you to correct it, so that your ballot can be counted after all. It's called curing a ballot.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This system is also applied when it looks like a member of a voter's family might have signed their ballot, instead of the voter. This happens a \u003cem>surprising\u003c/em> amount, when one household has several voters who all receive a ballot in the mail.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One way to get peace of mind: \u003ca href=\"https://california.ballottrax.net/voter/\">Sign up to track your ballot\u003c/a>, and you'll find out about any issues with your ballot or your signature quickly.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11842571\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-11842571\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS45341_023_KQED_SanFrancisco_Election2020_TanyaYule_10092020-qut.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS45341_023_KQED_SanFrancisco_Election2020_TanyaYule_10092020-qut.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS45341_023_KQED_SanFrancisco_Election2020_TanyaYule_10092020-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS45341_023_KQED_SanFrancisco_Election2020_TanyaYule_10092020-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS45341_023_KQED_SanFrancisco_Election2020_TanyaYule_10092020-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS45341_023_KQED_SanFrancisco_Election2020_TanyaYule_10092020-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A San Francisco resident hands their mail-in ballot to U.S. Postal Service employee Elmer Padilla on Oct. 9, 2020. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>'I made a mistake on my ballot. How do I fix it?'\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>First, don't panic. People make mistakes on ballots and find good ways to correct them.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Counties give different directions to voters about what to do if they make a mistake (remember: Read the instructions!) but you can usually simply \"X\" out the choice you didn't intend.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The job of county elections officials — once they've verified your signature — is to make sure your ballot can be read correctly. If that means that your corrections on your ballot have resulted in readability issues, officials working in teams of two will actually remake it for you according to the intent you've signaled with your corrections.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That said, because there are only two questions on your recall ballot, you should be extra-concerned with getting them right. Some counties, like Alameda, ask that you actually contact them first if you make a serious mistake — including voting for the wrong candidate — so they can send you a replacement ballot. So, wherever you live, it's a good idea to check with your local elections office first to see what \u003cem>they\u003c/em> recommend if you made a mistake.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And remember, there's always this option ...\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>'What if I just want a new ballot?'\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you've made a big mistake on your ballot — too big to fix — your best plan of action may be to focus on getting a fresh new one. And that's totally OK. You can:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Call your county elections office and ask them to cancel that ballot and issue a new one to you.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Go to your county elections office with your spoiled ballot and vote right there at the counter during business hours.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Take advantage of the early voting options available in many counties.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Go to a voting site on Election Day, Sept. 14, turn in your spoiled ballot there and get a new ballot.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>You can also do this if you've accidentally damaged your ballot in some way. (Coffee spills happen.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11843241\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-11843241\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS45338_019_KQED_SanFrancisco_Election2020_TanyaYule_10092020-qut.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS45338_019_KQED_SanFrancisco_Election2020_TanyaYule_10092020-qut.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS45338_019_KQED_SanFrancisco_Election2020_TanyaYule_10092020-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS45338_019_KQED_SanFrancisco_Election2020_TanyaYule_10092020-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS45338_019_KQED_SanFrancisco_Election2020_TanyaYule_10092020-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS45338_019_KQED_SanFrancisco_Election2020_TanyaYule_10092020-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A San Francisco resident puts on an \"I Voted!\" sticker after completing their mail-in ballot on Oct. 9, 2020. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>'I think I put the wrong date on my envelope.'\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>First off, that date should be the date you signed your envelope — not your birthday. (We had many questions during the 2020 election about this.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But if you're worried you messed up the date, don't worry. Elections officials say that the date they're \u003cem>really\u003c/em> looking for is the date that the ballot is postmarked, to make sure it was submitted on time.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Election officials will only truly scrutinize the date you've written if they receive your ballot \u003cem>after\u003c/em> Election Day.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Like maybe you mailed it Monday before Election Day,\" John Gardner, assistant registrar of voters for Solano County, told us in 2020. \"That's when we have to start looking at postmarks on the ballot, or date that the voter signed the envelope, to determine if we can count the ballot or not.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And if you haven't mailed your envelope yet, it's an easy fix: Just clearly cross out the incorrect date on the envelope and write in the correct one above it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>'What if I use assistive technology to complete forms?'\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Getting physical assistance with filling out your ballot from someone you trust is always fine, whether you're voting at home or at a voting site. You just need to make sure your signature is your own, and matches the one you're registered to vote with.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Disabled voters can also choose to use the \u003ca href=\"https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/voting-resources/remote-accessible-vote-mail\">Remote Accessible Vote-by-Mail \u003c/a>system to vote privately and independently at home, using their usual assistive device on their home computer to fill out the ballot on their screen and then print and mail it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Every voting location in California is also equipped with an accessible voting unit. Here, voters who are sight-impaired or have a disability that limits their dexterity will be able to use the assistive device of their choice that allows them to vote privately and independently.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>'How can I make sure my mail-in ballot gets there on time?'\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Remember, one big reason that ballots get disqualified in elections is because voters mail them too late: either too late on Election Day itself (after U.S. Postal Service mailboxes have already been collected), or after Election Day.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In order to be counted in this recall election, your ballot must be postmarked on Election Day (Sept. 14) at the latest. Your ballot has seven days to reach your county elections office.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So in this recall election, it's as crucial as ever to make sure you have a plan for voting on time — and if you're not voting in person, that means making sure you get your ballot into a mailbox or into a secure voting drop box, at a polling location or your county elections office, by the time polls close on Sept. 14.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>A few other common ballot mistakes to watch out for ...\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Make sure you're filling out and signing the ballot and envelope with \u003cem>your\u003c/em> name on it\u003c/strong>: It's common to see partners or roommates accidentally mix up their ballots. So make sure you're signing the document that bears your name.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Make sure you use a black or blue pen\u003c/strong>: It reads better, and it doesn't slow workers down when they have to check to see what voter intent was. (Don't use a felt tip or a Sharpie that bleeds through the paper and marks other pages on your ballot.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Don't mail an empty envelope\u003c/strong>: It does happen. Keeping your envelope and your ballot together in your home might be a helpful way of avoiding this problem. And of course, when you're ready to mail your ballot, make sure it's actually inside the envelope before you seal it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Don't bother with a stamp\u003c/strong>: Your ballot envelope is postage paid. You don't need it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11879395\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-11879395\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/Oakland-by-Beth.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/Oakland-by-Beth.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/Oakland-by-Beth-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/Oakland-by-Beth-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/Oakland-by-Beth-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/Oakland-by-Beth-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bei Kao holds her \"I Voted\" sticker after voting in Oakland on Oct. 27, 2020. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca id=\"missingballot\">\u003c/a>My ballot is missing or hasn't arrived. What should I do?\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>If you're worried that your ballot hasn't arrived yet, that's probably a reasonable concern, since the deadline for counties to send out ballots was Aug. 16. But if you're in this situation, don't panic: You have options. Here's what to do:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Check you’re actually registered to vote — and to the right address.\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://voterstatus.sos.ca.gov/\">Input your details on the Secretary of State's voter status page\u003c/a> to check your registration status. This will show whether you're actually registered to vote, and to which address. It should also show whether your ballot was mailed out.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You can also use \u003ca href=\"https://california.ballottrax.net/voter/\">the Where's My Ballot tool\u003c/a> to check whether your ballot has been sent.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>If you're registered to the wrong address, you can update it before Aug. 30. \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you update your voter registration and address using \u003ca href=\"https://voterstatus.sos.ca.gov/\">the Secretary of State's voter status page\u003c/a> before the Aug. 30 deadline to register online, you county will cancel the ballot that went to your old address and send you a new one.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And if it turns out your ballot \u003ci>was \u003c/i>missing because your voter registration wasn't updated, don't feel bad — people move all the time and forget to update their registration accordingly. Kim Alexander also reminds you that updating your address at the post office doesn't in fact update your voter registration. The DMV, on the other hand, \u003cem>will\u003c/em> update your voter registration details if you update your address with them.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>If your voter registration address was correct but your ballot never showed up, you still have options.\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If it's more than six days before Election Day (Sept. 14), you can \u003ca href=\"#contact\">call your county elections office \u003c/a>ask them to send a new ballot. \u003ca href=\"#contact\">Find your county elections office in our contact list. \u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Your county election office won't mail you a ballot six days or less before Election Day, because it can't be sure it'll reach you in time. So if you're trying to get a ballot in the immediate run-up to Election Day, go to your county elections office in person and request one at the counter.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Your county elections office is also now open for early voting through Sept. 14, so you could also go there in person during opening hours and vote right there at the counter. More early voting locations will be opening soon in early September.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And remember, if you're \u003cem>not\u003c/em> actually registered to vote, you always have the option of \u003ca href=\"https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/voter-registration/same-day-reg\">same-day voter registration\u003c/a>, aka conditional voter registration, at a voting location, where you can then fill out and submit your ballot, too.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>Polls show Gov. Gavin Newsom \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11884520/your-guide-to-the-gavin-newsom-recall-election\">in more trouble than previously thought\u003c/a>, even as ballots are already landing in voters' mailboxes across the state. It was against that backdrop that the governor and his main challengers held in-person and online media events Friday in hopes of rallying voters to their cause.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Newsom returned to the city he once governed for his event, surrounding himself with a who's-who of San Francisco politicos who collectively sang his praises. They also warned about the cost of apathy among Democrats who might not be taking the recall threat seriously.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"We're here because the polls are close. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11882496/new-poll-shows-potential-problems-for-newsom-heading-into-recall\">They are too close\u003c/a>,\" said Assemblymember David Chiu, D-San Francisco, one of the elected officials gathered at Manny's in the city's Mission district.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Warning against overconfidence, Chiu asked Democrats to \"remember how we all felt the night before the election in 2016, the presidential election. We thought we had it in the bag.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As voters are \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11884716/newsom-recall-election-what-you-might-not-know-about-voting\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">presented with a unique recall ballot\u003c/a>, Newsom focused his message on the first question at hand: Should the governor be removed from office?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"It's a simple thing: Just vote 'no' and go to the mailbox and get these ballots back,\" said Newsom.\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The governor urged voters to skip the second part of the ballot, which asks voters to pick a potential replacement for Newsom, should a majority vote to recall.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Moments later, San Francisco Mayor London Breed struck up a chant: \"Just vote no!\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Nine of the 46 candidates vying to replace Newsom are Democrats. Kevin Paffrath, \u003ca href=\"https://ballotpedia.org/Kevin_Paffrath\">a Southern California realtor known for his investment advice videos on YouTube\u003c/a>, is the only Democrat to make any traction in the polls. On Friday, he stood outside of Newsom's rally, offering himself as a \"backup\" in case the governor is ousted.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"We don't need to leave question two blank,\" said Paffrath. \"Leaving question two blank is a lack of civic duty, it's sabotage of democracy.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The only opposing candidate Newsom mentioned by name was Larry Elder, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11881314/zero-political-experience-makes-me-a-great-candidate-for-governor-says-talk-show-host\">the Los Angeles-based talk show host who is leading the replacement field in the polls\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The governor slammed Elder's positions on abortion rights, gun control, taxes and the minimum wage, labeling Elder \"to the right of Donald Trump.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Larry Elder is running away with this on the other side,\" Newsom said. \"I just hope folks [know] what could happen on Election Day if we don't turn out in historic numbers to vote no on this recall.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Elder, the darling of conservative media appeared on a Zoom press conference where he was introduced by former Monterey Park Mayor Betty Chu. In his remarks, Elder emphasized public safety and the rise in anti-Asian hate crimes, promising to build more prisons and reverse parole recommendations for people who committed violent crimes.\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Elder also announced he was supporting efforts to recall \"soft on crime\" district attorneys George Gascon in Los Angeles and Chesa Boudin in San Francisco. (Boudin was among those appearing at Newsom's press conference.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Elder also decried recent calls for police reform.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Many people on the left argue that the police are using deadly force against Black people just because they're Black,\" Elder said. \"And the studies have shown for decades that is not true.\" The radio personality alleged that relentless criticism of police use of excessive force have led to \"passive policing, as opposed to proactive policing,\" meaning more officers are just sitting in their cars phoning in calls rather than actively pursing criminals.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Elder promised to reverse the trend toward rehabilitation instead of longer periods of incarceration, even though much of that would require a vote of the people.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I also think that we need to build enough prisons to store people who committed bad things,\" he said. \"I think people who commit crimes should be put behind bars for the length of their sentences and I'm going to be tough on crime.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Elder, who is Black, spent considerable time talking about issues affecting people of Asian descent, including hate crimes, in a way that could stoke interracial animosity.\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#ask\">Ask us: What do you want to know about voting in the Newsom recall election?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11885191/como-votar-en-la-eleccion-revocatoria-de-newsom-en-california\">\u003cem>Leer en español\u003c/em>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On Sept. 14, there’ll be a recall election against Gov. Gavin Newsom, in which California voters will decide whether he should be replaced. Ballots are already being sent out to the state’s registered voters in some counties, and all voters should have their ballots by next week.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The last gubernatorial recall election in California was back in 2003, when Arnold Schwarzenegger was elected to replace then-governor Gray Davis. Read on for the key points about the 2021 Newsom recall election, from what’s on your ballot to how voting works — there could be some elements you might not be aware of.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And if you’re interested in why this election is even happening and how we got here, take a look at this \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11884520/your-guide-to-the-gavin-newsom-recall-election\">explainer from our friends at Bay Curious\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Even if you don’t want to recall Newsom, you should still vote\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>If more than 50% of the total voters in this recall election say “yes” to recalling Newsom, he will be recalled and whichever replacement candidate gets the most votes will become governor in late October.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The replacement candidate won’t need a majority of votes. It also won’t matter how few votes they get. They will become governor of California for the next year and a half, for the rest of Newsom’s term.[pullquote size='medium' align='right']The deadline to \u003ca href=\"https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/voter-registration/\">register online to vote\u003c/a> is Monday, Aug. 30.[/pullquote]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If more than 50% of voters say “no” to the recall, Newsom will continue as governor until his term ends on Jan. 2, 2023.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>All this means that even if you believe Newsom should remain governor of California, you should actively vote for that outcome, rather than sitting it out. Your lack of a vote won’t count as a vote against the recall.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Everyone’s getting a mail-in ballot (again)\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Just as in the 2020 general election, \u003ca href=\"https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/voter-registration/vote-mail\">if you’re registered to vote you’ll be receiving a mail-in ballot by default\u003c/a> for the recall election, without requesting it.[pullquote size='medium' align='right']Election Day for the recall is Sept. 14.[/pullquote]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Remember: Your ballot will be sent to the address at which you’re registered to vote, so \u003ca href=\"https://voterstatus.sos.ca.gov/\">check now that your address is correct\u003c/a> — especially if you moved in the last year. And \u003ca href=\"https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/voter-registration/\">if you’re not already registered to vote, you can do it online or by mail until Aug. 30\u003c/a>. If you miss that deadline, you can still conditionally register at any voting location through Election Day.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>You might find the recall question you’re voting on confusing\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Your ballot has two things to vote on, in the form of two questions: whether you want to recall Newsom, and which candidate you want to succeed him if he is recalled.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Question 1 reads: “Shall GAVIN NEWSOM be recalled (removed) from the office of Governor?” Yes or no.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This means that if you vote “yes,” you’re voting to recall Newsom and remove him from his position as governor of California. If you vote “no,” you’re voting to keep Newsom as governor of California.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s important to clarify this, because the yes/no expression of Question 1 might be confusing to some folks. For example, some might think a “yes” vote means a thumbs-up for Newsom.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Next on your ballot, Question 2 has a list of 46 candidates who could succeed Newsom if he is recalled. You can choose one. Which leads us to …\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Even if you don’t want to recall Newsom, you can still vote for a hypothetical replacement…\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Even if you vote “no” on recalling Newsom on Question 1 of your ballot, you can still answer Question 2 by choosing a candidate to succeed him in the event that the recall effort is successful. And for folks who didn’t vote in the last recall election back in 2003, or don’t remember it, that concept might not be obvious.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you’re voting “no” on the recall, you might think “if I don’t want Newsom to be recalled, why should I choose his potential replacement?” The answer to that is: If Newsom \u003cem>is\u003c/em> recalled, your choice of candidate will still actively count toward who replaces him as governor. Answering Question 2 by choosing a succession candidate doesn’t affect or invalidate a “no” answer to Question 1 about the recall itself.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In short, by voting on Question 2, you’ll have a say in who California’s next governor is if Newsom were to be recalled, even if you vote against the recall. But if you leave Question 2 blank, you won’t have that say.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>… and you can’t just write in Newsom’s name\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>If you’re voting “no” on the recall in Question 1, you may also be tempted to write in Gavin Newsom’s name in Question 2 rather than choosing one of the replacement candidates listed. But if you do this, your write-in won’t be counted, as Newsom can’t run against himself in the recall.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This also applies to any other candidates you write in who aren’t official replacement candidates (i.e., listed on the ballot) or who haven’t formally applied to be a write-in candidate. \u003ca href=\"https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/upcoming-elections/2021-ca-gov-recall/newsom-recall-faqs\">Read more about how write-in candidates work on your ballot.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11833305\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1900px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11833305\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/08/election2020.png\" alt=\"Election 2020 is drawing closer. Get to know the crucial dates.\" width=\"1900\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/08/election2020.png 1900w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/08/election2020-800x539.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/08/election2020-1020x687.png 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/08/election2020-160x108.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/08/election2020-1536x1035.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1900px) 100vw, 1900px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The 2021 California recall election is drawing closer. Get to know the crucial dates. \u003ccite>(cottonbro/Pexels)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch3>Why you might want to mail your ballot early, or deliver it in person\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>In order to be counted, your ballot must be postmarked on Election Day (Sept. 14) at the latest.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In this recall election, your ballot has seven days to reach your county elections office. (That’s versus the 17 days that it had for the 2020 election.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Remember, one big reason that ballots get disqualified is because voters mail them too late: either too late on Election Day itself, after U.S. Postal Service mailboxes have already been collected, or after Election Day. So in this recall election, it’s as crucial as ever to make sure you have a plan for voting on time — and if you’re not voting in person, that means making sure you get your ballot into a mailbox or into a secure voting drop box, at a polling location or your county elections office, by the time polls close on Sept. 14.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Missed the deadline to register to vote? Don’t panic\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>If you miss the Aug. 30 deadline to register to vote, you can register via what’s called \u003ca href=\"https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/voter-registration/same-day-reg\">Same Day Voter Registration\u003c/a> (also known as Conditional Voter Registration). If you’re doing this on Election Day itself, you can register and vote at the same time at your polling place — \u003ca href=\"https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/polling-place\">find details of your polling place here\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you’re unhoused or have no fixed address, you can still register to vote by providing a description of the place where you spend most of your time, including cross streets. You can \u003ca href=\"https://registertovote.ca.gov/\">register to vote this way via online application\u003c/a> — deadline Aug. 30 — or on the paper voter registration application you can pick up at any Department of Motor Vehicles field office, or many post offices, public libraries, government offices or \u003ca href=\"https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/voting-resources/county-elections-offices\">your county elections office\u003c/a> by request. 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"content": "\u003cp>Just when Californians thought they were done with elections for a while, a new one pops on the scene. If you haven’t been paying attention, there’s an election to recall Governor Gavin Newsom coming up. Here’s a primer with nitty-gritty voting details, some context for the campaign, and what you’ll find on your ballot.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>When Is the Recall Election?\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Sept. 14, 2021. Local election officials will begin sending out vote-by-mail ballots by Aug. 16.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>How Do I Vote?\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>You can vote by mail or in person.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For voting by mail: If you’re registered to vote, you will receive a mail-in ballot at the \u003ca href=\"https://voterstatus.sos.ca.gov/\">address you have registered\u003c/a> with the state. Be sure to \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11840343/how-to-make-sure-your-mail-in-ballot-isnt-rejected-in-california\">sign and date your election envelope\u003c/a> before sending it back. Drop your completed ballot off at any U.S. Postal Service mailbox, or at the post office. There will also be ballot drop-off locations available in your county. Check with your county’s election office for details.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For in-person voting: Some counties have in-person voting sites that will open Sept. 4. Many also offer curbside ballot drop-off. Again, check with your county’s election office for details.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Are Recalls Common in California?\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Recall attempts are very common, but it’s rare for a petition to collect enough signatures to go to a ballot. According to the secretary of state: “Since 1913, there have been 179 recall attempts of state elected officials in California. Eleven recall efforts collected enough signatures to qualify for the ballot and of those, the elected official was recalled in six instances.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s worth noting the number of signatures needed to recall a governor in California is among the lowest in the nation. Only Montana and Virginia require a smaller percentage of signatures. Still, California is a large state, and running a recall campaign across many large media markets is an expensive proposition.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>How Did This Recall Attempt Make It to the Ballot?\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>There have been five other signature-gathering attempts to recall Governor Gavin Newsom since he took office in 2019. Those efforts failed to collect the 1,495,709 signatures needed (that’s 12% of the number of people who voted in the last gubernatorial election) within 160 days.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This petition was led by Orrin Heatlie, a retired Yolo county sheriff’s sergeant. Initially, it looked like it would also fail to collect enough signatures, but in November, a Sacramento judge gave recall proponents four additional months to gather signatures. The judge said arguments that the pandemic had inhibited proponents’ ability to gather signatures were “persuasive.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11883827\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11883827\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/08/RS50551_GettyImages-1231446905-qut-800x534.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/08/RS50551_GettyImages-1231446905-qut-800x534.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/08/RS50551_GettyImages-1231446905-qut-1020x681.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/08/RS50551_GettyImages-1231446905-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/08/RS50551_GettyImages-1231446905-qut-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/08/RS50551_GettyImages-1231446905-qut.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Paul Von Lutzow signs a petition in a recall effort against California Governor Gavin Newsom near Pasadena City Hall in Pasadena, California, on Feb. 28, 2021. (Photo by David McNew/AFP via Getty Images) \u003ccite>(David McNew/AFP via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“The extension really coincided with COVID-19, the pandemic, really hitting its worst stage in California,” says Guy Marzorati, reporter and producer with KQED’s California politics and government desk. “And Newsom started to make some self-inflicted errors.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On the same day recall organizers were given the signature-gathering extension, Newsom visited the French Laundry, an expensive Napa Valley restaurant. Photos were taken of the governor mingling, unmasked, with a large group of friends — at a time when he was urging Californians to stay home and wear masks to avoid spreading the virus. It was a scandal.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>According to the secretary of state, recall organizers ultimately turned in 2,161,349 signatures. Following verification and withdrawals, 1,719,900 valid signatures remained — more than enough to get the recall on the ballot.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Why Is the Election in September?\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Many expected the election to be held in November or early December, a time of year when elections are often held. But Democratic lawmakers changed election laws so they could speed up the timeline for the recall.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>By holding the election in September, Democrats hope to take advantage of the governor’s rising approval rating. Republicans have \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2021/07/01/1012338448/california-sets-sept-14-as-the-date-for-the-recall-election-targeting-gov-newsom\">cried foul\u003c/a>, but the Sept. 14 election date has stuck.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>What Will Voters See on the Ballot?\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>There are two things to vote on:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>“Shall GAVIN NEWSOM be recalled (removed) from the office of Governor?” Yes or no.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Then, there’s a list of 46 candidates who could succeed Newsom if he is recalled. Voters can choose one.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>Voters who vote against the recall can still choose a successor candidate.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Who Is Running Against Newsom?\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Republicans dominate the \u003ca href=\"https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/statewide-elections/2021-recall/certified-list.pdf\">field of 46 candidates\u003c/a>, which has no establishment Democrats — a win for the Newsom camp. They didn’t want a well known Democrat to run as a replacement candidate, thinking it would give credence to a recall they’re trying to frame as a Republican power grab. However it leaves Democrats with no recognizable backup candidate if Newsom is recalled.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Finance YouTuber Kevin Paffrath is trying to fill that void, positioning himself as the Democratic alternative to Newsom. Notably, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11880918/judge-denies-newsoms-request-to-identify-himself-as-a-democratic-on-recall-ballot\">Newsom won’t be listed as a Democrat\u003c/a> on the ballot.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We see [the Republicans] broken down into two buckets,” says Marzorati. “Traditional politicians, and then entertainers, celebrity types.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Among the traditional politicians are: former San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer, who was long discussed as a potential opponent for Newsom; former gubernatorial candidate John Cox, who lost to Newsom in 2018; state Assemblymember Kevin Kiley of Rocklin; and former U.S. Rep. 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The judge said arguments that the pandemic had inhibited proponents’ ability to gather signatures were “persuasive.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11883827\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11883827\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/08/RS50551_GettyImages-1231446905-qut-800x534.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/08/RS50551_GettyImages-1231446905-qut-800x534.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/08/RS50551_GettyImages-1231446905-qut-1020x681.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/08/RS50551_GettyImages-1231446905-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/08/RS50551_GettyImages-1231446905-qut-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/08/RS50551_GettyImages-1231446905-qut.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Paul Von Lutzow signs a petition in a recall effort against California Governor Gavin Newsom near Pasadena City Hall in Pasadena, California, on Feb. 28, 2021. (Photo by David McNew/AFP via Getty Images) \u003ccite>(David McNew/AFP via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“The extension really coincided with COVID-19, the pandemic, really hitting its worst stage in California,” says Guy Marzorati, reporter and producer with KQED’s California politics and government desk. “And Newsom started to make some self-inflicted errors.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On the same day recall organizers were given the signature-gathering extension, Newsom visited the French Laundry, an expensive Napa Valley restaurant. Photos were taken of the governor mingling, unmasked, with a large group of friends — at a time when he was urging Californians to stay home and wear masks to avoid spreading the virus. It was a scandal.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>According to the secretary of state, recall organizers ultimately turned in 2,161,349 signatures. Following verification and withdrawals, 1,719,900 valid signatures remained — more than enough to get the recall on the ballot.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Why Is the Election in September?\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Many expected the election to be held in November or early December, a time of year when elections are often held. But Democratic lawmakers changed election laws so they could speed up the timeline for the recall.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>By holding the election in September, Democrats hope to take advantage of the governor’s rising approval rating. Republicans have \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2021/07/01/1012338448/california-sets-sept-14-as-the-date-for-the-recall-election-targeting-gov-newsom\">cried foul\u003c/a>, but the Sept. 14 election date has stuck.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>What Will Voters See on the Ballot?\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>There are two things to vote on:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>“Shall GAVIN NEWSOM be recalled (removed) from the office of Governor?” Yes or no.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Then, there’s a list of 46 candidates who could succeed Newsom if he is recalled. Voters can choose one.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>Voters who vote against the recall can still choose a successor candidate.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Who Is Running Against Newsom?\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Republicans dominate the \u003ca href=\"https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/statewide-elections/2021-recall/certified-list.pdf\">field of 46 candidates\u003c/a>, which has no establishment Democrats — a win for the Newsom camp. They didn’t want a well known Democrat to run as a replacement candidate, thinking it would give credence to a recall they’re trying to frame as a Republican power grab. However it leaves Democrats with no recognizable backup candidate if Newsom is recalled.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Finance YouTuber Kevin Paffrath is trying to fill that void, positioning himself as the Democratic alternative to Newsom. Notably, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11880918/judge-denies-newsoms-request-to-identify-himself-as-a-democratic-on-recall-ballot\">Newsom won’t be listed as a Democrat\u003c/a> on the ballot.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We see [the Republicans] broken down into two buckets,” says Marzorati. “Traditional politicians, and then entertainers, celebrity types.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Among the traditional politicians are: former San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer, who was long discussed as a potential opponent for Newsom; former gubernatorial candidate John Cox, who lost to Newsom in 2018; state Assemblymember Kevin Kiley of Rocklin; and former U.S. Rep. Doug Ose.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The bigger names in the entertainment set are: Larry Elder, conservative talk radio show host; and Caitlyn Jenner, reality TV star and former Olympian.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It will be interesting to see who Californians voting on these replacement candidates go for: the traditional politicians, or as we saw in 2003 [when Arnold Schwarzenegger beat Gray Davis], someone who is coming from outside the world of politics,” says Marzorati.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On Aug. 4, Kevin Faulconer, John Cox, Kevin Kiley and Doug Ose faced off in a \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QwEMO-K22uQ\">televised debate\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>What Do the Polls Say?\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>While polls a few months ago showed the recall was unlikely to be successful, Newsom now has reason to worry. 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An Emerson College poll released this week finds that a similar 46% of likely voters support the recall.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While the candidates all made their case for Newsom's removal, they mostly evaded direct confrontation with each other during Wednesday's 90-minute debate.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ose, who represented the Sacramento area in Congress from 1999 to 2005, was the most aggressive of the quartet — criticizing Faulconer's handling of homelessness in San Diego and arguing that his own experience as a rice farmer makes him uniquely suited to deal with the state's perennial water issues.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Water is not theoretical to me,\" he said. \"These fellas, they know the story, they don't know the reality.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Notably absent from the stage was Larry Elder, the conservative talk show host who led the field of potential replacement candidates in both recent surveys. 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Gavin Newsom may be fighting for his political life amid a \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/health/coronavirus/2021/07/california-covid-mask-guidelines/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">fourth wave of COVID\u003c/a>, a \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/environment/2021/05/unprepared-california-drought-2021-lessons-learned/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">drought without modern precedent\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/science/1975814/a-punishing-california-fire-season-is-here-fueled-by-historic-drought\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">another horrific fire season\u003c/a>, a \u003ca href=\"https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-07-01/california-homicides-jump-31-in-2020-the-most-in-13-years\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">spiking murder rate\u003c/a> and an \u003ca href=\"https://escholarship.org/uc/item/27x9k5qt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">increasingly credible-seeming\u003c/a> recall.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But at least he has a lot of really rich political allies.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At last count, the main committee tasked with defending the governor against the \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/gavin-newsom-recall-election/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sept. 14 recall\u003c/a> has \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/politics/2021/05/gavin-newsom-recall-money/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">raised some $39 million\u003c/a>. Another allied committee and Newsom’s own 2022 campaign account, which state law allows him to draw upon this year, add another $4 million to that war chest.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That’s more than double all the cash raised by the committees campaigning for his ouster and the \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/explainers/newsom-recall-candidates/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">46 candidates hoping to replace him\u003c/a>, combined.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It also represents the generosity — or perhaps the strategic expenditure — of a broad coalition of some unlikely allies.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>They include California’s largest teachers union and its most vocal charter school advocates; nurses and the hospitals they sometimes clash with; Realtors, developers, building trades unions and corporate landlords who have \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/multimedia/podcasts/california-state-of-mind-show/2021/07/podcast-a-closer-look-at-the-competing-interests-of-californias-housing-crisis/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">differing views on the housing crisis\u003c/a>; defense contractors at Lockheed Martin; abortion rights advocates; new car dealers; and the financier-turned-liberal-megadonor George Soros. All have found common cause in keeping Newsom in his job.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A new CalMatters analysis of the donors to the main anti-recall committee found that organized labor threw Newsom the largest financial lifeline — roughly 45% of the total, including $1.8 million from the teachers union and $1.75 million from the prison guards this week.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Companies and individuals hailing from the state’s business community coughed up another 36% of the $39 million. The remainder came from an assortment of ideological interest groups, tribal governments, the California Democratic Party and small-dollar contributors. (\u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/politics/2021/05/gavin-newsom-recall-money/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CalMatters’ recall money tracker now shows\u003c/a> where donations from a wide range of industries are going.)\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Newsom’s Financial Defenders\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Campaign contributions to committees fighting the recall. Click a bubble to zoom in and see individual contributors, click the arrow to zoom back out.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe loading=\"lazy\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" title=\"Interactive or visual content\" sandbox=\"allow-same-origin allow-forms allow-scripts allow-downloads allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 1050px;\" src=\"https://flo.uri.sh/visualisation/6812210/embed?auto=1\" height=\"1050\" width=\"100%\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If political contributions are a vote of confidence, the votes of the well-heeled, powerful and influential are overwhelmingly in the incumbent governor’s camp.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Newsom’s current haul isn’t quite the \u003ca href=\"https://www.latimes.com/projects/la-pol-ca-california-governor-2018-money/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">$58 million\u003c/a> that he raised during the 2018 race. And it’s dwarfed by recent \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/newsletters/whatmatters/2020/10/california-ballot-campaigns-record/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">corporate-backed ballot measure fights\u003c/a> that have hit the 9-digit mark.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But if donations were votes, Newsom would defeat the recall in a landslide. The political reality could be far different: A \u003ca href=\"https://escholarship.org/uc/item/27x9k5qt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">new UC Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies poll\u003c/a> found pro- and anti-recall sentiment in a virtual dead heat among likely voters. That could provide Newsom’s allies with fresh incentive to pony up — and his campaign more reason to solicit money for the campaign ahead, especially to increase awareness and enthusiasm among Democrats.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The governor’s campaign seems to be taking the threat seriously. In a TV spot that hit the state’s airwaves Wednesday night, U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, a progressive icon, implored the electorate to vote no “\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G4vWWUbuUjA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">to protect California and our democracy\u003c/a>.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Neither a boatload of money nor a crowded roster of well-financed supporters, however, is a sure recipe of electoral success. Last year, a campaign to \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/election-2020-guide/proposition-16-affirmative-action/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">repeal state restrictions on affirmative action\u003c/a> outraised the opposition nearly 17-to-1, while racking up endorsements from every corner of California power and influence. It failed by 14 percentage points.[pullquote size=\"medium\" align=\"right\" citation=\"Dan Schnur, Former Chairperson of California’s Fair Political Practices Commission\"]‘This is a relatively painless way to strengthen your relationship with an incumbent governor.’[/pullquote]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But there’s another, even more important reason for many to give, said Dan Schnur, former chairperson of California’s Fair Political Practices Commission and a past strategist for Republican politicians: “This is a relatively painless way to strengthen your relationship with an incumbent governor.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>California \u003ca href=\"https://www.fppc.ca.gov/content/dam/fppc/NS-Documents/TAD/Campaign%20Documents/StateContributionVolunExpenditureLimites/2021%20Contribution%20Limits%20Chart.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">campaign finance regulations\u003c/a> cap the amount of money that gubernatorial candidates can raise at $32,400 per person — a limit that covers the challengers seeking to replace Newsom. But no such limits apply to committees raising money for a general cause — like the one defending Newsom against the recall. That difference is allowing individuals and groups to write million-dollar checks to help the governor.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe loading=\"lazy\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" title=\"Interactive or visual content\" sandbox=\"allow-same-origin allow-forms allow-scripts allow-downloads allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 1050px;\" src=\"https://flo.uri.sh/visualisation/6857914/embed\" height=\"1050\" width=\"100%\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Organized Labor to the Rescue\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Just as the news of the surprisingly grim Berkeley poll was percolating through the California political universe, two more public employee unions — both political forces in their own right and conspicuously absent from the governor’s campaign finance filings — announced this week that they were opening up their coffers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>First, the California Correctional Peace Officers Association threw in $1.75 million. Then came the California Teachers Association with $1.8 million.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Though the teachers were the largest funder of Newsom’s 2018 campaign, that relationship got complicated last spring as Newsom and the union sparred first over when teachers \u003ca href=\"https://edsource.org/2021/california-teachers-union-wants-schools-in-purple-counties-to-stay-closed-for-100-days-vaccinations-for-staff/647866\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">would get vaccines\u003c/a>, then \u003ca href=\"https://abc7news.com/school-reopenings-california-schools-when-will-reopen-lausd/10214385/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">how quickly schools should reopen\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But now, Newsom “is facing opponents who are funded by a network that wants to dismantle public education. The choice is stark and clear,” union president E. Toby Boyd said in a statement Wednesday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Many of the \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/education/2021/07/newsom-recall-candidates-education/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">top Republicans vying to take Newsom’s place\u003c/a> in the governor’s office support bolstering charter schools, allowing families to spend publicly-funded vouchers on private education and making it easier to fire teachers deemed to be underperforming. [pullquote size=\"medium\" align=\"right\" citation=\"E. Toby Boyd, President of the California Teachers Association, which Gave $1.8 Million\"]‘Newsom is facing opponents who are funded by a network that wants to dismantle public education. The choice is stark and clear.’[/pullquote]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The teachers and correctional officers join a financial field fighting the Newsom recall that is crowded with other organized labor groups, including other public employees, construction workers, nurses and other health care workers and food pickers and processors.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Service Employees International Union California, one of the state’s most influential organized labor groups, has kicked in $5.5 million through its various locals. The largest single contribution came from Local 2015, which represents nursing home employees and other long-term care workers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Local 2015 president April Verrett declined an interview request, but emphasized in a statement that the union’s support is more than just financial: “We plan to mobilize our predominantly Black, brown, and immigrant caregivers, who have been on the front lines of this pandemic, to make their voices heard as we go door to door, over the phone and online encouraging a vote against the recall.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For many labor groups, supporting Newsom in his time of need is an investment in the future. One of the governor’s \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/health/2021/07/california-health-newsom/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">longstanding health policy goals\u003c/a> is to implement what he has called a “master plan on aging” to beef up the state’s patchwork system of elder care. The idea is still in blueprint form, but the promised overhaul would require a massive increase in state funding for health care and long-term care programs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For other unions, supporting Newsom now looks a bit more like a thank you card. Prison guards, for example, \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/politics/post-it/2020/09/california-prison-guards-ad-democratic-legislator/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">aren’t reliable Democratic allies\u003c/a>. But earlier this year, they scored a \u003ca href=\"https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/the-state-worker/article252432088.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">major pay hike\u003c/a> from the governor and lawmakers over the \u003ca href=\"https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4446#unit-6-corrections\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">objections of the state’s Legislative Analyst’s Office\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And the alternatives to Newsom on the recall ballot? For most labor groups, there are few appealing options: When he was mayor of San Diego, Kevin Faulconer made \u003ca href=\"https://www.cbs8.com/article/news/faulconer-other-officials-back-pension-overhaul-initiative/509-714e8b4c-2182-4f1c-9165-03b1f1cc4a1d\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">overhauling the pension system\u003c/a> for former city employees a top priority. John Cox has \u003ca href=\"https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/opinion/commentary/sd-john-cox-interview-20180510-htmlstory.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">repeatedly railed\u003c/a> against the political influence of prison guards. And conservative radio show host Larry Elder \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mNXSBTNTyLY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">opposes the minimum wage\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Familiar Financiers\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>But unions make up less than a majority of the contributors to the Newsom cause. The rest of the list is full of regular large donors to California political campaigns, including \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/politics/california-election-2020/2020/10/california-lawmakers-big-donors-special-interest-independent-expenditures/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">special interests\u003c/a> and more than a few billionaires.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Netflix CEO Reed Hastings — a notable charter school advocate who \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfchronicle.com/politics/article/Big-money-for-Villaraigosa-could-jolt-California-12833419.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">supported Antonio Villaraigosa over Newsom\u003c/a> in the first half of the 2018 campaign — gave the governor’s committee its largest single contribution of $3 million.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Other titans of Silicon Valley have lined up to back Newsom. In a public letter published in March, Laurene Powell Jobs, founder of the Emerson Collective and widow of Apple’s Steve Jobs; prominent Bay Area angel investor Ron Conway; and former Google CEO Eric Schmidt were among executives and venture capitalists to close ranks behind the governor. Since then donors from the tech sector have given nearly $1.4 million.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Another $1 million came from George Marcus, a Bay Area real estate mogul with a history of backing moderate Democrats and opposing rent control measures. More than $500,000 was donated by hedge fund heir Liz Simons, who in recent years has contributed millions to criminal reform justice efforts and progressive prosecutors, including Attorney General Rob Bonta.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And whatever Newsom’s conservative critics might say about his anti-business policies, there are plenty of proud capitalists on his roster of defenders. That includes typical big spenders such as the California Realtors, dentists and the building industry.[aside tag=\"newsom, recall\" label=\"More Related Stories\"]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Unlike other sectors, which have \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/politics/2021/05/gavin-newsom-recall-money/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">largely consolidated in one camp\u003c/a> or the other, developers are divided. While individual real estate titans including \u003ca href=\"https://www.latimes.com/projects/2020-election-trump-top-california-donors/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">GOP mega donor Geoffrey Palmer\u003c/a> support the recall, the California Building Industry Association, which lobbies in the state Capitol, is backing the governor.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Association President Dan Dunmoyer, who served as cabinet secretary to Arnold Schwarzenegger after he became governor in the 2003 recall, said that on policy, the governor has said \u003ca href=\"https://www.latimes.com/politics/la-pol-ca-new-home-building-goal-governor-candidates-20180306-story.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">many of the right things\u003c/a>. Even if he hasn’t been \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/explainers/newsom-recall-report-card/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">able to deliver on those lofty goals\u003c/a>, Dunmoyer said he wants to give the governor another year to “prove himself” before the next regularly scheduled election in 2022.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He said his group’s support for Newsom is also partly about timing. When so much is uncertain in California, a little stability might do developers good, he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Removing a governor, he said, is “just not really logical, especially in the middle of a pandemic, fire, housing, homeless crisis.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>CalMatters data reporter Jeremia Kimelman and editorial intern Danise Kuang contributed to this story.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Editor’s note: The Emerson Collective is a financial supporter of CalMatters. All major donors sign a policy to ensure they have no influence over editorial decisions. Find a full \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/about/supporters/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">list of CalMatters’ major donors here\u003c/a>.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>Gov. Gavin Newsom may be fighting for his political life amid a \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/health/coronavirus/2021/07/california-covid-mask-guidelines/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">fourth wave of COVID\u003c/a>, a \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/environment/2021/05/unprepared-california-drought-2021-lessons-learned/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">drought without modern precedent\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/science/1975814/a-punishing-california-fire-season-is-here-fueled-by-historic-drought\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">another horrific fire season\u003c/a>, a \u003ca href=\"https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-07-01/california-homicides-jump-31-in-2020-the-most-in-13-years\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">spiking murder rate\u003c/a> and an \u003ca href=\"https://escholarship.org/uc/item/27x9k5qt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">increasingly credible-seeming\u003c/a> recall.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But at least he has a lot of really rich political allies.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At last count, the main committee tasked with defending the governor against the \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/gavin-newsom-recall-election/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sept. 14 recall\u003c/a> has \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/politics/2021/05/gavin-newsom-recall-money/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">raised some $39 million\u003c/a>. Another allied committee and Newsom’s own 2022 campaign account, which state law allows him to draw upon this year, add another $4 million to that war chest.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That’s more than double all the cash raised by the committees campaigning for his ouster and the \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/explainers/newsom-recall-candidates/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">46 candidates hoping to replace him\u003c/a>, combined.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It also represents the generosity — or perhaps the strategic expenditure — of a broad coalition of some unlikely allies.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>They include California’s largest teachers union and its most vocal charter school advocates; nurses and the hospitals they sometimes clash with; Realtors, developers, building trades unions and corporate landlords who have \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/multimedia/podcasts/california-state-of-mind-show/2021/07/podcast-a-closer-look-at-the-competing-interests-of-californias-housing-crisis/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">differing views on the housing crisis\u003c/a>; defense contractors at Lockheed Martin; abortion rights advocates; new car dealers; and the financier-turned-liberal-megadonor George Soros. All have found common cause in keeping Newsom in his job.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A new CalMatters analysis of the donors to the main anti-recall committee found that organized labor threw Newsom the largest financial lifeline — roughly 45% of the total, including $1.8 million from the teachers union and $1.75 million from the prison guards this week.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Companies and individuals hailing from the state’s business community coughed up another 36% of the $39 million. The remainder came from an assortment of ideological interest groups, tribal governments, the California Democratic Party and small-dollar contributors. (\u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/politics/2021/05/gavin-newsom-recall-money/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CalMatters’ recall money tracker now shows\u003c/a> where donations from a wide range of industries are going.)\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Newsom’s Financial Defenders\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Campaign contributions to committees fighting the recall. Click a bubble to zoom in and see individual contributors, click the arrow to zoom back out.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe loading=\"lazy\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" title=\"Interactive or visual content\" sandbox=\"allow-same-origin allow-forms allow-scripts allow-downloads allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 1050px;\" src=\"https://flo.uri.sh/visualisation/6812210/embed?auto=1\" height=\"1050\" width=\"100%\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If political contributions are a vote of confidence, the votes of the well-heeled, powerful and influential are overwhelmingly in the incumbent governor’s camp.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Newsom’s current haul isn’t quite the \u003ca href=\"https://www.latimes.com/projects/la-pol-ca-california-governor-2018-money/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">$58 million\u003c/a> that he raised during the 2018 race. And it’s dwarfed by recent \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/newsletters/whatmatters/2020/10/california-ballot-campaigns-record/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">corporate-backed ballot measure fights\u003c/a> that have hit the 9-digit mark.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But if donations were votes, Newsom would defeat the recall in a landslide. The political reality could be far different: A \u003ca href=\"https://escholarship.org/uc/item/27x9k5qt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">new UC Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies poll\u003c/a> found pro- and anti-recall sentiment in a virtual dead heat among likely voters. That could provide Newsom’s allies with fresh incentive to pony up — and his campaign more reason to solicit money for the campaign ahead, especially to increase awareness and enthusiasm among Democrats.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The governor’s campaign seems to be taking the threat seriously. In a TV spot that hit the state’s airwaves Wednesday night, U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, a progressive icon, implored the electorate to vote no “\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G4vWWUbuUjA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">to protect California and our democracy\u003c/a>.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Neither a boatload of money nor a crowded roster of well-financed supporters, however, is a sure recipe of electoral success. Last year, a campaign to \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/election-2020-guide/proposition-16-affirmative-action/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">repeal state restrictions on affirmative action\u003c/a> outraised the opposition nearly 17-to-1, while racking up endorsements from every corner of California power and influence. It failed by 14 percentage points.\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But there’s another, even more important reason for many to give, said Dan Schnur, former chairperson of California’s Fair Political Practices Commission and a past strategist for Republican politicians: “This is a relatively painless way to strengthen your relationship with an incumbent governor.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>California \u003ca href=\"https://www.fppc.ca.gov/content/dam/fppc/NS-Documents/TAD/Campaign%20Documents/StateContributionVolunExpenditureLimites/2021%20Contribution%20Limits%20Chart.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">campaign finance regulations\u003c/a> cap the amount of money that gubernatorial candidates can raise at $32,400 per person — a limit that covers the challengers seeking to replace Newsom. But no such limits apply to committees raising money for a general cause — like the one defending Newsom against the recall. That difference is allowing individuals and groups to write million-dollar checks to help the governor.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe loading=\"lazy\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" title=\"Interactive or visual content\" sandbox=\"allow-same-origin allow-forms allow-scripts allow-downloads allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 1050px;\" src=\"https://flo.uri.sh/visualisation/6857914/embed\" height=\"1050\" width=\"100%\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Organized Labor to the Rescue\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Just as the news of the surprisingly grim Berkeley poll was percolating through the California political universe, two more public employee unions — both political forces in their own right and conspicuously absent from the governor’s campaign finance filings — announced this week that they were opening up their coffers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>First, the California Correctional Peace Officers Association threw in $1.75 million. Then came the California Teachers Association with $1.8 million.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Though the teachers were the largest funder of Newsom’s 2018 campaign, that relationship got complicated last spring as Newsom and the union sparred first over when teachers \u003ca href=\"https://edsource.org/2021/california-teachers-union-wants-schools-in-purple-counties-to-stay-closed-for-100-days-vaccinations-for-staff/647866\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">would get vaccines\u003c/a>, then \u003ca href=\"https://abc7news.com/school-reopenings-california-schools-when-will-reopen-lausd/10214385/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">how quickly schools should reopen\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But now, Newsom “is facing opponents who are funded by a network that wants to dismantle public education. The choice is stark and clear,” union president E. Toby Boyd said in a statement Wednesday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Many of the \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/education/2021/07/newsom-recall-candidates-education/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">top Republicans vying to take Newsom’s place\u003c/a> in the governor’s office support bolstering charter schools, allowing families to spend publicly-funded vouchers on private education and making it easier to fire teachers deemed to be underperforming. \u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The teachers and correctional officers join a financial field fighting the Newsom recall that is crowded with other organized labor groups, including other public employees, construction workers, nurses and other health care workers and food pickers and processors.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Service Employees International Union California, one of the state’s most influential organized labor groups, has kicked in $5.5 million through its various locals. The largest single contribution came from Local 2015, which represents nursing home employees and other long-term care workers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Local 2015 president April Verrett declined an interview request, but emphasized in a statement that the union’s support is more than just financial: “We plan to mobilize our predominantly Black, brown, and immigrant caregivers, who have been on the front lines of this pandemic, to make their voices heard as we go door to door, over the phone and online encouraging a vote against the recall.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For many labor groups, supporting Newsom in his time of need is an investment in the future. One of the governor’s \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/health/2021/07/california-health-newsom/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">longstanding health policy goals\u003c/a> is to implement what he has called a “master plan on aging” to beef up the state’s patchwork system of elder care. The idea is still in blueprint form, but the promised overhaul would require a massive increase in state funding for health care and long-term care programs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For other unions, supporting Newsom now looks a bit more like a thank you card. Prison guards, for example, \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/politics/post-it/2020/09/california-prison-guards-ad-democratic-legislator/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">aren’t reliable Democratic allies\u003c/a>. But earlier this year, they scored a \u003ca href=\"https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/the-state-worker/article252432088.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">major pay hike\u003c/a> from the governor and lawmakers over the \u003ca href=\"https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4446#unit-6-corrections\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">objections of the state’s Legislative Analyst’s Office\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And the alternatives to Newsom on the recall ballot? For most labor groups, there are few appealing options: When he was mayor of San Diego, Kevin Faulconer made \u003ca href=\"https://www.cbs8.com/article/news/faulconer-other-officials-back-pension-overhaul-initiative/509-714e8b4c-2182-4f1c-9165-03b1f1cc4a1d\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">overhauling the pension system\u003c/a> for former city employees a top priority. John Cox has \u003ca href=\"https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/opinion/commentary/sd-john-cox-interview-20180510-htmlstory.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">repeatedly railed\u003c/a> against the political influence of prison guards. And conservative radio show host Larry Elder \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mNXSBTNTyLY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">opposes the minimum wage\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Familiar Financiers\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>But unions make up less than a majority of the contributors to the Newsom cause. The rest of the list is full of regular large donors to California political campaigns, including \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/politics/california-election-2020/2020/10/california-lawmakers-big-donors-special-interest-independent-expenditures/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">special interests\u003c/a> and more than a few billionaires.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Netflix CEO Reed Hastings — a notable charter school advocate who \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfchronicle.com/politics/article/Big-money-for-Villaraigosa-could-jolt-California-12833419.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">supported Antonio Villaraigosa over Newsom\u003c/a> in the first half of the 2018 campaign — gave the governor’s committee its largest single contribution of $3 million.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Other titans of Silicon Valley have lined up to back Newsom. In a public letter published in March, Laurene Powell Jobs, founder of the Emerson Collective and widow of Apple’s Steve Jobs; prominent Bay Area angel investor Ron Conway; and former Google CEO Eric Schmidt were among executives and venture capitalists to close ranks behind the governor. Since then donors from the tech sector have given nearly $1.4 million.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Another $1 million came from George Marcus, a Bay Area real estate mogul with a history of backing moderate Democrats and opposing rent control measures. More than $500,000 was donated by hedge fund heir Liz Simons, who in recent years has contributed millions to criminal reform justice efforts and progressive prosecutors, including Attorney General Rob Bonta.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And whatever Newsom’s conservative critics might say about his anti-business policies, there are plenty of proud capitalists on his roster of defenders. That includes typical big spenders such as the California Realtors, dentists and the building industry.\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>Moments after Gavin Newsom was sworn into a seat on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors in February of 1997, he promised that his experience running a small business would be the north star for his new life in politics.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I have a unique perspective standing before you today,\" said the 29-year-old supervisor who \"pledged to bring the board the benefit of his business background,\" as reported by the San Francisco Examiner at the time.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Newsom's experience running a wine store and restaurants are central to the political origin story California's governor still tells about himself today: the tale of an aspiring entrepreneur who railed against a stifling bureaucracy, until San Francisco's mayor at the time figured it would be better to have Newsom's persuasiveness and ingenuity inside the tent rather than outside complaining.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"That guy Willie Brown was angry with me and shut me up by making me chair of the Parking and Traffic Commission, and here I am, it's all damn connected,\" said Newsom, at a press conference on small business relief held last month in Oakland.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Even after decades in politics, Newsom maintained that \"my identity is probably more, in terms of my own consciousness, in the context of right out of college opening a small business.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But nearly a quarter-century after Willie Brown appointed his protégé to the Board of Supervisors, launching his ultimate ascent to the governorship, Newsom is facing perhaps the most serious test of his political career. A recall election to remove him from office will take place on Sept. 14, driven in part by small business owners who say the governor treated their survival as an afterthought during his response to the COVID-19 pandemic.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Small Business a 'Driving Force' in Recall\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>In the campaign to get the recall question on the ballot and passed, \"small business owners have been a driving force,\" said Orrin Heatlie, the former Yolo County sheriff's sergeant who started the recall petition in early 2020. \"They’ve been shut out and put out of business.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Heatlie said independent shops around California served as designated locations for petition-signing, helping qualify the recall. And videos of anguished shop owners, like \u003ca href=\"https://laist.com/news/entertainment/why-are-film-shoots-allowed-when-outdoor-dining-isnt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sherman Oaks restauranteur Angela Marsden\u003c/a>, became viral symbols of anti-Newsom anger.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[pullquote size=\"medium\" align=\"right\" citation=\"Gretel Tiscornia, Calaveras County small business owner\"]'I don't know if Newsom ever can be considered one of us.'[/pullquote]As he campaigns to fight off the recall attempt, Newsom hopes his relief plans can ease the pain of proprietors who are struggling to stay on their feet after a year of closures and restrictions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The COVID-19 crisis has absolutely decimated small businesses all across the state,\" said Assemblywoman Cottie Petrie-Norris, D-Laguna Beach, chair of the Select Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, at a hearing last week. \"Thousands of California small businesses have closed their doors forever, thousands more are teetering on the brink.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Newsom's pandemic restrictions \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11878318/california-and-florida-took-dramatically-divergent-pandemic-paths-who-did-better\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">have been credited with saving thousands of lives\u003c/a>, and giving California a lower death rate than comparable states which had more open economies.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But many small businesses were left on shaky footing through multiple rounds of tightening rules and a tiered reopening plan that some found difficult to plan around.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’ve had a lot of sputtering — starting and stopping and then starting again and stopping,\" Dr. Robert Fairlie, professor of economics at UC Santa Cruz, told the committee. \"That’s been really difficult for small businesses and we had not seen that [in previous economic downturns].\"\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Calaveras County Shops Open Doors to Recall\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>In addition to the feeling of whiplash, business owners like Gretel Tiscornia, of Calaveras County, thought the state's rules were giving big business a leg up early in the pandemic.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"You have places like Walmart and Costco that are open all the time, serving hundreds of people in a short amount of time,\" she said. \"Super contradictory.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11882106\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-11882106 size-medium\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/07/RS50342_IMG_3172-qut-e1626973364627-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/07/RS50342_IMG_3172-qut-e1626973364627-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/07/RS50342_IMG_3172-qut-e1626973364627-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/07/RS50342_IMG_3172-qut-e1626973364627-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/07/RS50342_IMG_3172-qut-e1626973364627-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/07/RS50342_IMG_3172-qut-e1626973364627.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gretel Tiscornia, owner of The Pickle Patch restaurant and Mingos on Main. 'I don't know if Newsom ever can be considered one of us,' she said. \u003ccite>(Guy Marzorati/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Tiscornia runs The Pickle Patch, a restaurant in San Andreas, and Mingos on Main, a gift store in Angels Camp, where the historic main street of 19th century buildings with rhyolite walls evokes the region's Gold Rush legacy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When Newsom announced a second stay-at-home order in December, Tiscornia ignored it — keeping her restaurant open for outdoor dining. As anti-Newsom sentiment rose in the weeks after the governor violated his own guidance by \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11847570/gov-newsom-went-to-party-violated-own-virus-rules\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">dining at The French Laundry restaurant\u003c/a>, Tiscornia made the recall petition available to customers at her stores.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Sometimes they came in just to sign that, they didn't have lunch, they didn't buy anything,\" said Tiscornia, who now serves on the Angels Camp City Council.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside label='More Recall Coverage' tag='newsom-recall']Eight miles to the northeast, in the bustling village of Murphys, Russell Irish is seeing visitors steadily return to his wine tasting room, Irish Vineyards. But things looked bleak last winter, when the shutdown order came just as Russell was catching up on his back rent payments.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Another closure would have meant potential bankruptcy, and a likely move out of the state, said Russell. Like Tiscornia and other local shop owners, he kept his doors open, and served as a hub for recall petition signing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I just wanted to be part of the recall,\" he said. \"You can’t get a recall done or anything else done politically unless you have help. And for us to be a base for that help — where anybody from this area could come sign a petition — that’s where I felt like, sure, open my doors, come on in, sign it.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Recall organizers say roughly 900 business owners across California hosted petition-signing in their shops, helping fuel the grassroots movement against a governor who they feel abandoned his small business roots.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I don't know if Newsom ever can be considered one of us,\" Tiscornia said.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>A 'Point of Pride' for the Governor\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>In recent weeks, as Newsom has traveled across the state to pitch his small businesses relief plan, he's argued that his personal history makes him uniquely qualified to help store owners recover from the recession.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After all, to find California's last governor who jumped from running a business into politics, you'd have to go back to James Rolph, the shipping and banking entrepreneur who was elected mayor of San Francisco, and then governor, in 1930.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"It’s a big point of pride, it’s personal for me,\" said Newsom, after a visit to a San Francisco restaurant in June. \"I can’t express to you how many extraordinary things have happened in my life because I had the privilege to be behind a counter, serving other people.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Political consultant Ellie Schafer, who ran Newsom's first ever campaign in 1998, for supervisor, remembers a candidate intent on bringing relief to small business owners butting heads with city bureaucracy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"His focus was on small business, and that was really something that he ran strong on,\" said Schafer, founder and president of South Lawn Strategies.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Unlike your average shop owner, Newsom had well-publicized connections to some of San Francisco's elite families. Oil heir Gordon Getty was among the early investors in Newsom's first shop, PlumpJack Wine & Spirits. But Schafer said Newsom still dealt with bureaucratic hurdles in getting his early businesses off the ground.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11882107\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 765px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-11882107\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/07/RS50346_IMG_3231-qut.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"765\" height=\"784\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/07/RS50346_IMG_3231-qut.jpg 765w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/07/RS50346_IMG_3231-qut-160x164.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 765px) 100vw, 765px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">In a mailer for his 1998 campaign for supervisor, Newsom promises to bring 'customer service' to city government.\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\"His philosophy at the time was like, 'If I'm running up against these roadblocks and I have the leg up that I have, what are other people who don't have these advantages running up against?' \" Schafer recalled. \"And he really, truly wanted to make their lives better.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In that first campaign, Newsom even saw fixes to the city's Muni metro system – the \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfgate.com/politics/article/Muni-Is-Top-Issue-In-Campaigns-for-S-F-2985652.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">top issue for voters\u003c/a> – through an entrepreneurial lens. He wrote a ballot measure requiring city departments to create annual \"customer service plans,\" an idea which \u003ca href=\"https://sfelections.sfgov.org/november-3-1998-consolidated-general-election%E2%80%8B\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">was approved by voters\u003c/a> as Newsom won a full-term on the board.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Now, as a governor presiding over California's flush budget coffers, Newsom is directing relief checks to businesses and waiving regulations in hopes of spurring a small business recovery.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Can Grants to Businesses Spur Recovery?\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>This spring, the governor signed executive orders extending the allowance of parklets for outdoor dining and the sale of alcoholic beverages to-go — and approved a tax cut for shops that received federal loans.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And the state budget he approved earlier this month added $1.5 billion to a small business grant program that his administration launched in December — making a total of $4 billion in grants available to companies making less than $2.5 million in annual revenue. So far, 155,471 small businesses and nonprofits have received over $1.8 billion in grants.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[pullquote size=\"medium\" align=\"right\" citation=\"Tyranny Allen, co-owner of BeastMode Barbershop in Oakland\"]'We shouldn’t blame the government, we shouldn’t blame Gavin Newsom, can’t blame the president. We have to come together.'[/pullquote]\"California is leading the nation in this type of relief grant program for small businesses,\" Tara Lynn Gray, director of California’s Office of the Small Business Advocate, told assemblymembers last week.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Tyranny Allen, co-owner of BeastMode Barbershop in Oakland, is among the entrepreneurs applauding Newsom's investment in small businesses. His barbershop, created in partnership with NFL running back Marshawn Lynch, opened just before the pandemic hit and was closed for 11 months. Because the shop's barbers are independent contractors, not employees, the business was ineligible for federal loans.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11882110\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11882110\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/07/RS50343_IMG_3100-qut-800x709.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"709\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/07/RS50343_IMG_3100-qut-800x709.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/07/RS50343_IMG_3100-qut-1020x904.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/07/RS50343_IMG_3100-qut-160x142.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/07/RS50343_IMG_3100-qut-1536x1361.jpg 1536w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/07/RS50343_IMG_3100-qut.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tyranny Allen, co-owner of BeastMode Barbershop in Oakland. 'We shouldn’t blame Gavin Newsom,' he said. 'We have to come together.' \u003ccite>(Guy Marzorati/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Despite the closure, Allen said he doesn't harbor any resentment toward Newsom, who visited his shop last month on a tour of local small businesses.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"We shouldn’t blame the government, we shouldn’t blame Gavin Newsom, can’t blame the president,\" Allen said. \"We have to come together and I think that’s the most important thing for us to do is come together as far as businesses are concerned.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Even with the state relief, the road to recovery will not be smooth for all business owners across the state. Advocates for independent store owners say Newsom will need to commit to boosting small businesses, even if he puts the recall in the rear view mirror.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One looming concern: commercial rent bills. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>Moments after Gavin Newsom was sworn into a seat on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors in February of 1997, he promised that his experience running a small business would be the north star for his new life in politics.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I have a unique perspective standing before you today,\" said the 29-year-old supervisor who \"pledged to bring the board the benefit of his business background,\" as reported by the San Francisco Examiner at the time.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Newsom's experience running a wine store and restaurants are central to the political origin story California's governor still tells about himself today: the tale of an aspiring entrepreneur who railed against a stifling bureaucracy, until San Francisco's mayor at the time figured it would be better to have Newsom's persuasiveness and ingenuity inside the tent rather than outside complaining.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"That guy Willie Brown was angry with me and shut me up by making me chair of the Parking and Traffic Commission, and here I am, it's all damn connected,\" said Newsom, at a press conference on small business relief held last month in Oakland.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Even after decades in politics, Newsom maintained that \"my identity is probably more, in terms of my own consciousness, in the context of right out of college opening a small business.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But nearly a quarter-century after Willie Brown appointed his protégé to the Board of Supervisors, launching his ultimate ascent to the governorship, Newsom is facing perhaps the most serious test of his political career. A recall election to remove him from office will take place on Sept. 14, driven in part by small business owners who say the governor treated their survival as an afterthought during his response to the COVID-19 pandemic.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Small Business a 'Driving Force' in Recall\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>In the campaign to get the recall question on the ballot and passed, \"small business owners have been a driving force,\" said Orrin Heatlie, the former Yolo County sheriff's sergeant who started the recall petition in early 2020. \"They’ve been shut out and put out of business.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Heatlie said independent shops around California served as designated locations for petition-signing, helping qualify the recall. And videos of anguished shop owners, like \u003ca href=\"https://laist.com/news/entertainment/why-are-film-shoots-allowed-when-outdoor-dining-isnt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sherman Oaks restauranteur Angela Marsden\u003c/a>, became viral symbols of anti-Newsom anger.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>As he campaigns to fight off the recall attempt, Newsom hopes his relief plans can ease the pain of proprietors who are struggling to stay on their feet after a year of closures and restrictions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The COVID-19 crisis has absolutely decimated small businesses all across the state,\" said Assemblywoman Cottie Petrie-Norris, D-Laguna Beach, chair of the Select Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, at a hearing last week. \"Thousands of California small businesses have closed their doors forever, thousands more are teetering on the brink.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Newsom's pandemic restrictions \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11878318/california-and-florida-took-dramatically-divergent-pandemic-paths-who-did-better\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">have been credited with saving thousands of lives\u003c/a>, and giving California a lower death rate than comparable states which had more open economies.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But many small businesses were left on shaky footing through multiple rounds of tightening rules and a tiered reopening plan that some found difficult to plan around.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’ve had a lot of sputtering — starting and stopping and then starting again and stopping,\" Dr. Robert Fairlie, professor of economics at UC Santa Cruz, told the committee. \"That’s been really difficult for small businesses and we had not seen that [in previous economic downturns].\"\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Calaveras County Shops Open Doors to Recall\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>In addition to the feeling of whiplash, business owners like Gretel Tiscornia, of Calaveras County, thought the state's rules were giving big business a leg up early in the pandemic.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"You have places like Walmart and Costco that are open all the time, serving hundreds of people in a short amount of time,\" she said. \"Super contradictory.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11882106\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-11882106 size-medium\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/07/RS50342_IMG_3172-qut-e1626973364627-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/07/RS50342_IMG_3172-qut-e1626973364627-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/07/RS50342_IMG_3172-qut-e1626973364627-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/07/RS50342_IMG_3172-qut-e1626973364627-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/07/RS50342_IMG_3172-qut-e1626973364627-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/07/RS50342_IMG_3172-qut-e1626973364627.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gretel Tiscornia, owner of The Pickle Patch restaurant and Mingos on Main. 'I don't know if Newsom ever can be considered one of us,' she said. \u003ccite>(Guy Marzorati/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Tiscornia runs The Pickle Patch, a restaurant in San Andreas, and Mingos on Main, a gift store in Angels Camp, where the historic main street of 19th century buildings with rhyolite walls evokes the region's Gold Rush legacy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When Newsom announced a second stay-at-home order in December, Tiscornia ignored it — keeping her restaurant open for outdoor dining. As anti-Newsom sentiment rose in the weeks after the governor violated his own guidance by \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11847570/gov-newsom-went-to-party-violated-own-virus-rules\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">dining at The French Laundry restaurant\u003c/a>, Tiscornia made the recall petition available to customers at her stores.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Sometimes they came in just to sign that, they didn't have lunch, they didn't buy anything,\" said Tiscornia, who now serves on the Angels Camp City Council.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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And for us to be a base for that help — where anybody from this area could come sign a petition — that’s where I felt like, sure, open my doors, come on in, sign it.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Recall organizers say roughly 900 business owners across California hosted petition-signing in their shops, helping fuel the grassroots movement against a governor who they feel abandoned his small business roots.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I don't know if Newsom ever can be considered one of us,\" Tiscornia said.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>A 'Point of Pride' for the Governor\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>In recent weeks, as Newsom has traveled across the state to pitch his small businesses relief plan, he's argued that his personal history makes him uniquely qualified to help store owners recover from the recession.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After all, to find California's last governor who jumped from running a business into politics, you'd have to go back to James Rolph, the shipping and banking entrepreneur who was elected mayor of San Francisco, and then governor, in 1930.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"It’s a big point of pride, it’s personal for me,\" said Newsom, after a visit to a San Francisco restaurant in June. \"I can’t express to you how many extraordinary things have happened in my life because I had the privilege to be behind a counter, serving other people.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Political consultant Ellie Schafer, who ran Newsom's first ever campaign in 1998, for supervisor, remembers a candidate intent on bringing relief to small business owners butting heads with city bureaucracy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"His focus was on small business, and that was really something that he ran strong on,\" said Schafer, founder and president of South Lawn Strategies.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Unlike your average shop owner, Newsom had well-publicized connections to some of San Francisco's elite families. Oil heir Gordon Getty was among the early investors in Newsom's first shop, PlumpJack Wine & Spirits. But Schafer said Newsom still dealt with bureaucratic hurdles in getting his early businesses off the ground.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11882107\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 765px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-11882107\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/07/RS50346_IMG_3231-qut.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"765\" height=\"784\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/07/RS50346_IMG_3231-qut.jpg 765w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/07/RS50346_IMG_3231-qut-160x164.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 765px) 100vw, 765px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">In a mailer for his 1998 campaign for supervisor, Newsom promises to bring 'customer service' to city government.\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\"His philosophy at the time was like, 'If I'm running up against these roadblocks and I have the leg up that I have, what are other people who don't have these advantages running up against?' \" Schafer recalled. \"And he really, truly wanted to make their lives better.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In that first campaign, Newsom even saw fixes to the city's Muni metro system – the \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfgate.com/politics/article/Muni-Is-Top-Issue-In-Campaigns-for-S-F-2985652.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">top issue for voters\u003c/a> – through an entrepreneurial lens. He wrote a ballot measure requiring city departments to create annual \"customer service plans,\" an idea which \u003ca href=\"https://sfelections.sfgov.org/november-3-1998-consolidated-general-election%E2%80%8B\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">was approved by voters\u003c/a> as Newsom won a full-term on the board.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Now, as a governor presiding over California's flush budget coffers, Newsom is directing relief checks to businesses and waiving regulations in hopes of spurring a small business recovery.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Can Grants to Businesses Spur Recovery?\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>This spring, the governor signed executive orders extending the allowance of parklets for outdoor dining and the sale of alcoholic beverages to-go — and approved a tax cut for shops that received federal loans.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And the state budget he approved earlier this month added $1.5 billion to a small business grant program that his administration launched in December — making a total of $4 billion in grants available to companies making less than $2.5 million in annual revenue. So far, 155,471 small businesses and nonprofits have received over $1.8 billion in grants.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>Two high-profile Republican candidates for governor in the state's upcoming recall election – talk show host Larry Elder and former San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer – have each filed lawsuits over different decisions made by California's top election official, Secretary of State Shirley Weber.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It's par for the course that candidates and campaigns file lawsuits against state officials in hopes of affecting how they or their issues are described in the election guide sent to every voter. 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"content": "\u003cp>\u003cem>The Bay’s How-To newsletter series (\u003ca href=\"https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfeiQTfCnzwvOkxyTf8kUNPHsaoishgMkbMpQ25W5UpHOn9bw/viewform\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">sign up here\u003c/a>) is an extension of \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/bythepeople\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">By The People,\u003c/a> a series of episodes looking into how democracy functions in the spaces around us — and where, exactly, each of us can plug in. These features include change-makers who have learned how to get involved locally and who are now sharing their step-by-step guide with you.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-11881670\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/07/How-To-Headers-800x200.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/07/How-To-Headers-800x200.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/07/How-To-Headers-1020x255.png 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/07/How-To-Headers-160x40.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/07/How-To-Headers-1536x384.png 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/07/How-To-Headers.png 1584w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The 2016 presidential election motivated many to get involved in politics, as seen through a \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2020/10/26/927803214/62-million-and-counting-americans-are-breaking-early-voting-records\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">higher voter turnout\u003c/a>, and \u003ca href=\"https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/more-women-than-ever-are-running-for-office-but-are-they-winning-their-primaries/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">more women than ever running for office\u003c/a>. Social inequalities were made visible during the pandemic, and specifically, the ongoing deaths of Black Americans at the hands of police propelled people to the streets. It marked the summer of 2020 as the biggest protest for racial justice in a generation, and the Bay Area was no exception. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11821834/bay-area-protests-over-death-of-george-floyd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Throughout the region\u003c/a>, specifically in downtown Oakland and San Jose, a number of young queer people of color decided to run for office in the cities they called home.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One of them was Alex Lee. Right before the pandemic, Lee, Bay Area born and raised, moved back home with his parents in San Jose. He had been in Sacramento working for \u003ca href=\"https://sd27.senate.ca.gov/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">state Sen. Henry Stern\u003c/a> crafting public safety, education, housing and senior-related legislation. Still, Lee felt disconnected from his neighbors. Then, Assemblymember Kansen Chu \u003ca href=\"https://sanjosespotlight.com/assemblymember-kansen-chu-to-leave-legislature-run-for-county-supervisor/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">announced\u003c/a> in 2019 that he would not be seek reelection for the 25th Assembly District that’s made up of parts of Alameda and Santa Clara counties. Lee decided to run for office.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Thinking ahead, he decided to take on the role of field representative for Silicon Valley Assemblymember \u003ca href=\"https://a28.asmdc.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Evan Low\u003c/a>, so that he would be ready to run for office. Lee believes the pandemic showed how government can be effective, a direct tool in improving people’s lives, but it needed to be improved and modernized. When Lee told his parents of his future plans, they said he was young enough to go for it. “I could literally restart my life four times and still be the age of my current surviving grandma,” Lee said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In November 2020, Lee won his race for state Assembly and became the youngest state legislator in almost a century, representing the 25th Assembly District. He’s also the first openly bisexual state legislator in California history. While there are many ways to run for office, Lee’s journey and tips highlight his unique experience of running for office during a pandemic.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"200\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https://playlist.megaphone.fm?e=KQINC7907343389&light=true\" width=\"100%\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lee is now serving in Sacramento. We caught up with him last month to put together tips from his experience running for office. Here are his tips:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-11881673\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/07/HOW-TO-Newsletter-Graphic-34-800x450.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/07/HOW-TO-Newsletter-Graphic-34-800x450.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/07/HOW-TO-Newsletter-Graphic-34-1020x574.png 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/07/HOW-TO-Newsletter-Graphic-34-160x90.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/07/HOW-TO-Newsletter-Graphic-34.png 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>1. Ask Yourself Some Tough Questions\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>A crucial first step in running for office is getting real with yourself. Lee says the question he asks everyone who is considering running for any level of office is, “Do you feel passionate enough to do the job? And, do you feel educated enough to know the job you want to do?” [pullquote size=\"mediume\" align=\"right\" citation=\"Alex Lee, 25th District assemblymember\"]‘Do you feel passionate enough to do the job? And, do you feel educated enough to know the job you want to do?’[/pullquote]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lee explored this question through his involvement in student government and taking various internships to find out what it was really like to be in office. Although his journey took him to the state Capitol to do important policy work, he wasn’t on the ground connecting with residents every day. Part of the reflection is really think about what job best fits you and your desired impact, he said. Ultimately, if you care about your school community perhaps running for a school board would be the best fit or working on school policy at the state Legislature level, but those two roles are different, he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I don’t believe in running just to run for something and be an elected official. I know a lot of people insultingly told me, ‘Oh, Alex you should run for school board or city council instead, and then you can run for state Assembly.’ And I was like, it’s offensive to those jobs, because those are real jobs where real decisions are made. And I’m not going to use it as a stepping stone.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you want to run for some fake idea of clout, Lee said, “there is no clout, there is no glory. Plus, people know when you’re faking it.” For example, during the election even when people didn’t agree with Lee on all issues or differed ideologically, they supported him because he was genuine and authentic. In his work now, he’s able to get bipartisan support on issues he cares about.\u003cbr>\n[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>2. Learn How to Swim by Jumping In\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Lee got his start by participating in student government as student body president while he was at UC Davis. He represented 30,000 students, which he compares to being a mayor of a small town. As study body president he advocated for lowering tuition, increasing student services and tackling the local housing scarcity and affordability — all while closing the $13 million budget deficit of the student association.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Through this experience he learned the fundamentals of campaigning, which he says are similar across all types of races, and only vary in scale. Before running for state Assembly he was also a legislative staffer at the state Capitol, where he helped write the bills and prepare all the needed documents for the Assembly member he worked with.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In terms of campaigning, Lee just jumped in. “My timeline is [legislative] staff and student government,” Lee said. “Then someone asked me to be their campaign manager after never literally running a real campaign before.” He applied the same principles of his run for UC Davis student body president and it turned out to be such a successful campaign that he was asked to be a campaign manager once again.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He credits his friends and mentors that helped him demystify the process. “Elections are made intentionally to be exclusive, intimidating. But once you kind of strip down a lot of the B.S. and ask, ‘Why do people do these things?’ And their answer was, ‘Well because they just do it.’ ” Lee decided to take a different path. That meant Lee’s campaign would be free from some of the traditional obligations of campaigning, most of which would have required him to spend time fundraising instead of actually going out to get votes.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>3. Don’t Be Afraid to Do Things Your Way\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Some of the things Lee decided not to do are actually pretty common in the election process. For example, hiring consultants. In California, you can hire a political consultant to help with strategy, communications, fundraising, polling or research. For many first-time candidates, having a political consultant with experience and expertise can be an invaluable resource in navigating elections, although pricey. Lee passed on getting a consultant because it was a cost-saver and he says he already knew his strategy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Because of the high cost of running for office there is a lot of money that needs to be raised to break even. But, that also changes the mindset and focus of the campaign in Lee’s opinion. “Consultants would have told me to do otherwise,” he said. “To this day, I still don’t have any consultants.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The biggest surprise for Lee was that his strategy and methods worked. He was competing against nine total people who had been in politics longer than he was alive, Lee had no elected title, was not well known, and he was not rich. “I don’t have any of these advantages. I just went out there every day with my team and we talked to people and we shared progressive values and we weren’t shy about saying the things that we wanted to do,” he said. “It’s translated to the things we are doing in office now. We’re doing exactly what I said I would do. And I think there’s a lot of people in my community who are really heartened by that.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>4. Don’t Let Money Run Your Campaign\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>As you can imagine, Lee was serious about not centering money in his campaign or his mindset. He refers to what he calls “industrial-electoral-complex” where most candidates spend most of their time raising money instead of actually going out to get votes. “I kind of flipped it,” Lee said. “I mean, the people I know have net worth that is close to zero or are young people with student debt so I knew we were always going to be at a disadvantage. And I think our approach is hopefully going to be a model for the future.” [aside tag=\"bythepeople, democracy\" label=\"More Related Stories\"]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Now in office, he doesn’t regret his decisions and is actually relieved. In Lee’s campaign the average donation was less than $100 per individual. To this day, the $20 someone donated because he begged them to still hold weight. “It’s not objectively like the most money in the world, but it’s still meaningful. You feel at least a human courtesy to that person,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Imagine that donations are at the $1,000+ levels from plastic companies, petrol companies and all sorts of industries. “No one drops political money out of nowhere. It’s not like I just thought of donating philanthropy. There is a relationship, there is real and perceived influence of money,” Lee said. His decision to not accept corporate or special interest money now allows Lee to have time to talk to his constituents instead of lobbyists. He doesn’t build relationships with the intention of it translating into money. “There are some people who say, ‘I’ll take the money and I’ll vote against them, it doesn’t matter. But the perceived damage is just as bad as the real damage sometimes,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>5. Lee’s Mantra: If You’re Not at the Table, You’re on the Menu\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>When I asked Lee why he thinks it’s important for young people of color to run for office, he said, “if you’re not at the table, you’re on the menu,” especially, “if you’re young, queer and a person of color.” [pullquote]‘We should all strive to be empathetic and understand people’s lives but it’s another thing to live in those shoes every single day.’[/pullquote]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lee asks people, “Do you want your future decided by someone who is probably very well off, has housing security, has economic security, could be old, could be white, could be very straight, making decisions for your very not rich, very not straight, not white life?” Lee says empathy can only go so far, even for himself.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I don’t identify as a woman or non-binary, I don’t know what that experience is like. We should all strive to be empathetic and understand people’s lives but it’s another thing to live in those shoes every single day,” he said. Lee said it is much much easier to advocate for the working class and poor when you’ve experienced it first hand rather than it being abstract. “We should be the ones making decisions because I think that’s the majority of us,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-11881672\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/07/HOW-TO-Newsletter-Graphic-35-800x450.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/07/HOW-TO-Newsletter-Graphic-35-800x450.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/07/HOW-TO-Newsletter-Graphic-35-1020x574.png 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/07/HOW-TO-Newsletter-Graphic-35-160x90.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/07/HOW-TO-Newsletter-Graphic-35.png 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Isabeth Mendoza is the engagement producer for The Bay, a podcast that explores local news every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. We launched a newsletter and episode series called \u003ca href=\"https://click.email.kqed.org/?qs=de9b073e9d21239f50f202cec0ebe6e98c8b13843e30e1061d8fee1c4457340bcf34b3833b85a9c8a14704995b30714fb0be02251915e015\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">By The People\u003c/a> shortly after the U.S. Election Day in 2020. The purpose of the series was to look into how democracy functions in the spaces around us and by extension, the \u003ca href=\"https://docs.google.com/forms/u/1/d/e/1FAIpQLSfeiQTfCnzwvOkxyTf8kUNPHsaoishgMkbMpQ25W5UpHOn9bw/viewform?usp=send_form\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">newsletter\u003c/a> continued the conversation focusing on how to plug in. We looked at how to run for office, how to use digital spaces for advocacy and how to get a measure on a ballot. If any of these spark your curiosity, keep reading because we break it down for you in simple how-to guides.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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Social inequalities were made visible during the pandemic, and specifically, the ongoing deaths of Black Americans at the hands of police propelled people to the streets. It marked the summer of 2020 as the biggest protest for racial justice in a generation, and the Bay Area was no exception. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11821834/bay-area-protests-over-death-of-george-floyd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Throughout the region\u003c/a>, specifically in downtown Oakland and San Jose, a number of young queer people of color decided to run for office in the cities they called home.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One of them was Alex Lee. Right before the pandemic, Lee, Bay Area born and raised, moved back home with his parents in San Jose. He had been in Sacramento working for \u003ca href=\"https://sd27.senate.ca.gov/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">state Sen. Henry Stern\u003c/a> crafting public safety, education, housing and senior-related legislation. 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