"...Actually I am very glad you are clarifying that, because you would be amazed how many people, including people with a lot of political knowledge, are confused. So here?s how it is. You get really two parts to the ballot. The first is for or against the recall ?- yes or no on the recall. And whether you vote yes or no on the recall, or whether you don?t vote at all on the recall, you STILL have the opportunity to vote for a replacement. And Gray Davis will not be on that replacement list. And whoever gets a plurality of the votes from the list of the names on the replacement, wins; that is if Governor Davis loses the recall vote and is, in essence, voted out of office (recalled). So it is an unprecedented opportunity for an independent, because you could win with 20% of the vote. You could win with 15% of the vote.
The recall succeeds unless Greg Davis gets 50% of the vote or more."
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