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A B C D E F G H I J K L M
A B C D E F G H I J K L M
A voters guide
The Sacramento BeeSUNDAY SEPTEMBER 28, 2003
VOTERECALL
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By Sam StantonBEESTAFFWRITER
n the surface, its a dream job.Theres a large staff, a nice
house and plentyof office
spaceprovidedfor the governor of California.
The pay isgood $175,000 in base salary although not the
bestin the nation. (The governorof Michigan makes $177,000,
and New Yorks governor pulls down $179,000, according to the
Council of State Governments).
But,as incumbent Gov. Gray Davishas learnedso painfully
over the past several months, theres somewhatof a downside.
The voters can be fickle, the legislators can be worse, and
press
can be brutal.Thesystem is almostinherently set
up to inflict pain upon the states chiefexecutive:You cant pass
a spendingmeasure withoutthe supportof two-thirdsof the
Legislature, andpre-setspending requirements give
youlittlediscretionabout where to cut costs.
Term limits send the most seasonedpolspackingevery few years,and
evena seeminglyprivate comment a jokeaboutsomeones accent, for
instance candog you fordays.
I think,superficially,one has towonder whyanyonewould want to
begovernor,said Tim Hodson, whodirects the Center for
CaliforniaStudiesat California State University, Sacra-mento. On
the other hand,there is athingcalled leadership.There is a
thingcalled publicservice.
AndAmerica hasa history ofpeo-
plestanding up who are willingto con-front problems and not
throw theirhandsup and say, Thisis impossible,Imgoing to retire
tothe golfcourse.
On Oct. 7, Californiavoters will havetwochoices tomake.
Thefirst part of the ballot will askwhether Davis should be
retained inoffice. The second will ask who shouldreplacehim if he
is recalled,somethingthat will occur if more than50 percentof the
voters say he should be removed.
To date,there are 132active candi-dateswillingto shoulder the
burden.
But political observers saythat who-ever emerges victorious on
Oct.7 willhavea more difficult time thananyothergovernor in
Californiahistory toendup being seen as asuccess.
It wouldtake any new governortime RECALL, backpage, 8
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of faces, onewill lead state
