CA: Why Proposition 1 Opponents Are Taking Back Their Election Concession
On March 12 — a week after primary day — opponents of Proposition 1 waved the white flag, conceding that Gov. Gavin Newsom’s mental health ballot measure would likely pass.
The anti-Proposition 1 campaign, on Monday, instead withdrew its concession and revived its efforts. What changed?
For one thing, the vote count tightened: As of late Saturday, Proposition 1 was leading by about 20,000 votes, with 7.5 million ballots counted and some 287,000 left to be tallied, according to the Secretary of State.
And for another, Newsom’s political action committee put out an appeal for volunteers to reach out to Democrats who had their ballots rejected — for mismatched signatures or other reasons — to fix them and get them counted. The training was on Sunday.
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