Survey results on recall reform

The Sacramento Bee offers this report on a PPIC study of voter attitudes toward the recall and the process. Most interesting to me was this about potential recall reform: "Voters had contradictory sentiments about the process. While they liked the populist principles of a recall, they didn't think just anybody should be able to run. Two-thirds said it was bad to have 135 candidates on the ballot. Many voters want to make it more difficult for candidates to qualify for the ballot. About half of those surveyed said the recall made them feel worse about California politics." I cannot find the PPIC survey yet on the PPIC website.

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