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| | State of California - Special Election | |
| | Tuesday, October 7, 2003 (79 days before Christmas) | | | |
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| | MEASURE ONE | | | |
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| | Shall the governor of California be recalled? | | | |
| | Yes | è | ¡ | |
| | No | è | ¡ | |
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| | MEASURE TWO | | | |
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| | If Measure One carries (recall of the governor) the people of California shall select a replacement from a list of candidates [below]. The candidate receiving a plurality of the votes, even if that's as small as, say, 15%, shall become governor. | | | |
| | NOTE: Your vote will not count unless you have voted for or against the recall of the governor. | | | | |
| | Vote for only one candidate: | | | |
| | Darrell Issa Rich guy who can buy elections | è | ¡ | |
| | Bill Simon Rich guy who can lose elections | è | ¡ | |
| | Arnold Schwarzenegger Can you believe it? | è | ¡ | |
| | Mayor of Fresno Why not take a flyer on this guy? | è | ¡ | |
| | Michael Huffington Bi-partisan | è | ¡ | |
| | Ariana Huffington Ex-wife of Michael (hey, this is California) | è | ¡ | |
| | Audie Bock A Green who is running as a Democrat | è | ¡ | |
| | Peter Camejo Another Green making life miserable for Democrats (as a Green) | è | ¡ | |
| | Gary Condit You thought it couldn't get any worse. Think again. | è | ¡ | |
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| | MEASURE THREE | | | |
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| | If Measure One carries and the replacement governor cannot balance the budget in under sixty (60) days without raising taxes or cutting services, shall the governor of California be recalled again? | | | |
| | SEC'Y OF STATE COMMENT: As long as we're having an election, why not make the most of it? | | | | |
| | Yes | è | ¡ | |
| | No | è | ¡ | |
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| | MEASURE FOUR | | | |
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| | If Measure One carries and Measure Three carries and all hell breaks loose, the people of California shall select another replacement from a list of candidates [below]. The candidate with the votes whose last five digits is closest to the winning lottery numbers picked on the first Wednesday in December, shall become governor. | | | |
| | Vote for only one candidate (without giggling): | | | |
| | Ozzy Osbourne Much more amusing than Arnold | è | ¡ | |
| | Bill Simon Keeps coming back like a bad penny | è | ¡ | |
| | Jack Kemp Former quarterback for the San Diego Chargers | è | ¡ | |
| | Ralph Nader He just couldn't leave well enough alone. | è | ¡ | |
| | Ronald Reagan Tanned, rested, and ... ? | è | ¡ | |
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| | MEASURE FIVE (advisory only) | | | |
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| | Had enough? | | | |
| | Yes | è | ¡ | |
| | No | è | ¡ | |
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| | Ballot design by Teresa LePore | | | |