I don't know much of the ins and outs, but I wonder if a functional "no award" would be declared if enough ballots were blank on choosing a replacement governor. That might even put the Lt Gov in place.
That's not how it works. If Newsom is recalled, even by a single vote, and everyone but one person leaves the second question blank, then whoever that one person voted for is now governor.
As far as I can tell, the Democratic leadership chose not to put a legit candidate on the ballot to blackmail voters into voting to retain Newsom.
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Date: 2021-08-10 06:47 pm (UTC)That's not how it works. If Newsom is recalled, even by a single vote, and everyone but one person leaves the second question blank, then whoever that one person voted for is now governor.
As far as I can tell, the Democratic leadership chose not to put a legit candidate on the ballot to blackmail voters into voting to retain Newsom.