Special Recall Election Voter Guide

Please note: contact your County Election Office if you have questions about your voter registration status, absentee ballot, or polling place location. For general questions about voting in Tuesday's election, please see our Voting Questions & Answers page. Thank you!
On October 7, 2003, Californians will go to the polls for the first gubernatorial recall election in state history. In 1911, the California Constitution was changed to give the people the right to recall their state elected officials. There have been 31 previous attempts to recall governors, none of which actually reached the ballot. The ballot will consist of two recall related questions, the first asking whether or not to remove Governor Davis from office, and the second asking who should replace Davis if he is recalled. If Governor Davis is recalled, the new governor will take office immediately following certification of the election results.		Voter Guide Contents Candidates Proposition 53 Proposition 54 Special Election Resources
Also on the October 7th ballot are two ballot measures, Proposition 53 and Proposition 54. Proposition 53 is a constitutional amendment placed on the ballot by the legislature that would require a portion of the state's budget be set aside for infrastructure spending. Proposition 54 is an initiative sponsored by the American Civil Rights Coalition that would ban government agencies from collecting racial data. CVF's nonpartisan Special Recall Election Voter Guide features links to basic information about the recall election; links to pro and anti-recall organizations and campaign finance committees; a compilation of recall news resources; a list of gubernatorial candidate web sites and campaign finance committees; and pages for each of the two propositions including summaries, official proponents and opponents, and links to additional nonpartisan resources. A number of counties in California will be using new voting equipment for the October 7th election, and CVF recommends that voters find out what type of technology will be used in their polling places before going to the polls. CVF's voting technology resources page, directory of California voting systems, and map of voting equipment are good places to start. As always, we welcome your feedback, and we hope you find this Special Recall Election Voter Guide helpful. The last day to register to vote in the recall election was September 22nd.

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