California would lose over $200 million in a gerrymandered election, a spokesperson from the Secretary of State has admitted.
Gavin Newsom’s recall in 2021 would not be the only option.
The Secretary of State’s Office estimates that the cost of the statewide elections would be more than $200 million. This is higher than the cost of the Newsom recall in 2021 when no other elections were taking place. The majority of costs related to an election is associated with printing envelopes and ballots.
Jim Patrick, a spokesperson for the company, said that inflation has been soaring in recent years. Marcy DeMartile, the Registrar of Voters in Plumas county, estimates that a special election for November will cost about $65,000, which is only $3,000 more than what was spent by her county in 2021. This is even though a school board elections has already been planned for some voters and ballots have been consolidated.
DeMartile stated that “costs are higher.” “Paper, printing, and postage are higher.”
Election officials would have to deal with the costs and pressures of identifying and booking voting centers, and obtaining enough volunteers to staff in-person polls.
JD Vance highlighted that California already has districts with lopsided distribution.
Only 17% are Republicans in the Republican delegation of California, despite the fact they get 40% of votes in the state.
California’s gerrymander is outrageous. Nine of their 52 congressional districts are Republican. This means that 17 percent of their delega-tion is Republican, despite the fact that Republicans consistently win 40 percent of votes in this state.
How is this possible?
JD Vance July 30 2025 HTML0
