The California Secretary of State has released a tentative list of candidates for governor in the September 14 recall election. The Socialist Workers Party candidate, Dennis Richter, appears at the top of the list. Order of candidates was determined by a random drawing of letters of the alphabet, and “R” placed first. However, on the ballot itself (as opposed to the Voter Information Guide), the names of candidates are rotated by Assembly district.
The tentative copy of the Voter Information Guide, which is postally mailed to every registered voter who has not opted out of receiving the booklet, can be seen here. The instructions for candidates say, “Please list your political party preference as it is reflected on your current affidavit of registration. If you are not registered with a qualified political party, your political party preference will be indicated in the Voter Information Guide as ‘no qualified party preference’.”
Candidates are free to buy space in the Guide for a campaign statement. Minor party members who bought space for a statement are Jeffrey Hewitt, the Libertarian; both Greens, Heather Collins and Dan Kapelovitz; Michael Loebs of the California National Party; James G. Hanink of the American Solidarity Party; and Dennis Richter of the Socialist Workers Party.