Blog by Sumana Harihareswara, Changeset founder

01 Nov 2018, 15:49 p.m.

A Raised Eyebrow and a San Francisco Election

My new MetaFilter post is about a strange edge case in the San Francisco school board election next week: what does it mean to you for a candidate to really withdraw from a race?

Josephine Zhao got heavy criticism for her past statements, and says she's withdrawn. But -- since she missed the deadline to legally withdraw -- her name's still on the ballot and her supporters are still campaigning for her. What if she wins anyway?