Mathews: California governor’s race needs write-in option to block Trumpian win

This Christmas, let’s gift California an insurance policy.

No, not an insurance policy for our homes — those are too expensive, if you can find one in the first place. Instead, let’s get an insurance policy to protect California against Trump and his acolytes.

To secure the policy, the legislature must pass a bill to allow write-in candidates to run in our November elections.

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That may seem small. But it could be huge next year, because of the volatile combination of California’s top-two election system and a wide-open 2026 race for governor.

Since 2011, California has had a voter-approved, nonpartisan system that puts all candidates of all parties on the same ballot in a first-round election. Next year’s first-round election is in June.

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