When the majority of a state is unhappy with their governor, the citizens can issue a recall election. In the past, only a few people would run for governor in a recall election. It has become so easy for someone to run in a recall election that currently in California, there are over one hundred candidates running for that state's governor position. The California election is turning into just a big joke and something ought to be done for future recalls. Recall elections for governors should have a limit on the maximum number of candidates that can run for office.
The factor of surplus candidates creates a great deal of confusion plus each candidate is less represented. As more and more people are accepted to run, the population of the state has a difficult time keeping up with who is actually running and thus cannot keep a hold on who they should vote for. The media increases the confusion with stories about certain candidates, which may be true, but gets the attention about the person's personal life and off their position. While the number of possible contenders is increased, each person takes attention from all of the other competitors and is not able to express their opinion as well as they ought to be able to.
Another trouble of excessive candidates is that they turn the electoral system into an absolute joke. When almost anyone can run for the Governor's office in the certain state, not all of the people campaigning really want to be governor. A goal of a majority of the candidates is just to receive attention and use the race as advertisement. This attention grabbing ambition deters from the foundations of our country and demonstrates the deterioration of our national State.
Finally, the extreme quantity of participants in a recall election can lead to voters" thoughts to depart from the issues and become stuck in all of the hype. The issues should be the main objectives on a voter's mind, yet their thoughts are pulled away by celebrity gossip, the multitude of people running, and people telling them how they ought to vote.
For a recall election, "Soveignty is in the hands of the people." ... Recall elections take up a lot of time. When a small community puts together a recall election, their focus is totally occupied on that election. ... Recall elections are an important part of today's society. ... It wasn't a recall election but in trying to get him to win, we had the same set up as a recall election. ...
Frasier of North Dakota, who was recalled in 1921. That is until the California Recall Election. ... Gray Davis was elected governor of California in a landslide election in 1998. ... Approximately one week before the election the Gallup Organization reported, "The recall is favored by 55% of all registered voters in California, but by 63% of those deemed by Gallup to be most likely to vote. " Most of the other polls seemed to find the same results and on October 8th their forecasting proved to be true. ... Today, more so than ever, money consistently plays a major factor in the election...
The recall being delayed till March 2003 could cause an economic impact, particularly to the middle class taxpayers. The postponement of the recall would cause the party who originally requested for the recall to ask for an appeal in court. ... In addition if the election delays, the majority of the ballots recently mailed will not be counted, new ballots will have to be reissue for the March election. ... The state and counties estimated earlier that total cost for the election would reach nearly $67 million. ... My stand is to allow the recall to continue in October, this could prevent futur...
Many have argued that the recall of Governor Gray Davis not only takes time and energy from finding solutions to extremely pressing problems; but that with the recalls associated expenses further weaken an already crippled economy. ... In a state already riddled with trouble both political and economic voters seem to be embracing the distraction this recall has offered. ... The problems created by the recall seem pretty self evident. ... In an attempt to keep his current position Governor Davis is claiming that the upcoming election process will be a disaster due to outdated and i...
The recall of California's governor is finally coming to a close. ... Arnold Schwarzengger won the election by a lot more than most people expected. ... This finally put to rest all the craziness that was known as the California recall. ...
The recent recall on governor Gray Davis is exactly what the progressive reformers had planned when they added direct democracy, including recall, to our state constitution ninety years ago. Nothing like this has happened before but the current governor of California seems destined to face a recall election that could end his governorship as early as this fall or no later than next spring. ... The second is recall for which there is no constitutional standard. ... Organizers of the recall claim to have more than 500,000 of the 900,000 necessary signatures to qualify a recall election. ......
The recall election showed that the voters were clearly angry with Davis. ... However, you just don't allow anyone from the streets to become a candidate for the recall of governor election. ... Otherwise, Californians will want second recall. ... Californians were clever and came together as a state to recall Gary Davis. When it came to the election, the list of candidates was quite outrageous. ...
Judges stall California recall vote: High court appeal likely. The article is about the recounting of votes in the California elections. The federal appeals court postponed the state's "guber-national" recall. ... It would be better for the voters if the recall vote was held until March 2 when other elections will be taking place. ... This situation is very similar to what happened during the 2000 election. ...
The elections of 1828 and 1840 were the first presidential elections won primarily by propaganda and appeal to the westerners and southerners. ... The short-term results of the two elections saw the victory of Jackson in 1828, and Harrison in 1840. ... Both elections saw a vast number of people coming out to vote. ... These elections left a huge mark on the political parties and their approaches to elections. ... These elections have taught us that people will do whatever it takes to win an election. ...