What will the ballot look like?
The ballot will have two sections. In the first, citizens will be able to vote for or against the recall. In the second, voters will select their choice for Davis’ replacement from a list of registered candidates. (There are already more than 350 people who signed up to run; the total will be finalized once the registration period ends on Saturday and their applications can be verified.) If a majority of voters oppose the recall, Davis will remain in office. If the majority chooses to oust Davis, the second portion of the ballot will come into play. Whoever wins the largest number of votes here wins the recall election. The ballot will also contain two propositions, Nos. 53 and 54. (Unless, of course, yet another court case succeeds in keeping them off the ballot.) Proposition 53 is a financial proposal intended to set aside state funds for infrastructure development. Prop 54 is much more controversial: The anti-affirmative-action bill would forbid the state from “using race, ethnicity
