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00:04A local election turned into a death.
00:07Just days until the US midterm elections
00:09So, besides the most crucial Federal Congress?
00:11Voters will also elect officials at all levels, from the state to the local.
00:16member
00:16What about Calaveras County in Northern California?
00:20Juditch, the surveillance candidate for the fifth constituency in the fifth district.
00:25He went out on August 30th, visiting each household.
00:28When the campaign reached a relatively steep section of the road...
00:31He accidentally slipped and fell.
00:33His head hit the ground hard.
00:35At that time, he also had one or two volunteers with him.
00:38But because that place was too steep.
00:40The others didn't see him at all.
00:42I thought he didn't know which household or homeowner to talk to.
00:47Until the fire trucks and ambulances arrived
00:49Then everyone realized that something serious had happened.
00:52Judich's forehead was bleeding.
00:54He was then rushed to the hospital.
00:55The doctor discovered a brain hemorrhage.
00:57Too serious to be saved in the end.
00:59A 68-year-old man
01:01For a county-level seat
01:03They went door to door under the scorching sun.
01:05Finally, an accident happened.
01:06He lost his life.
01:07It really does sound a bit heartbreaking.
01:10What's even more unexpected is...
01:11He's gone.
01:12The name is still on the ballot.
01:15According to California election law
01:18If a candidate dies within 68 days before the election
01:21That is, after August 27th
01:23The ballots have been printed.
01:24It was too late to remove them from the list.
01:26His name will remain.
01:28Votes cast for him will still count.
01:31Juditch passed away on August 31.
01:33Those few days that just exceeded this deadline
01:37The current election office has also issued a statement confirming this.
01:39Juditch's votes will be counted.
01:42Monitoring election results in the fifth constituency
01:45in other words
01:46November 3rd
01:48American voters walk into polling stations
01:50polling station
01:51It will be on the ballot.
01:53Seeing a person who is no longer alive
01:55Such a regulation sounds...
01:56It seems a bit cold.
01:57But what's behind him?
01:59Actually, it's about not letting an election go.
02:00Because of one person's accident
02:02And the entire plan was rendered useless.
02:04And some people think
02:05What makes this election so strange is
02:08The deceased's campaign team
02:10It hasn't stopped yet.
02:11The volunteers who helped with the election campaign spoke very directly.
02:14That is, we know
02:15This is Juditch's mission
02:16We will fulfill his mission.
02:18This will allow him to win in November.
02:20Although he was unable to attend the inauguration in person
02:22But he is still the most suitable candidate.
02:25So what about his team?
02:26So they continued distributing flyers.
02:27Continue to appeal to voters
02:29Cast your vote for this person
02:30Deceased candidates
02:32There is only one reason
02:33He said
02:34They need to stop their opponents.
02:37Directly elected
02:37Hearing this...
02:38You might ask
02:39Does this kind of voting still have any meaning?
02:41Does this count as respecting democracy?
02:43But for supporters
02:45This might be their way of showing respect to an old comrade-in-arms.
02:48Final Explanation
02:49But let's get back to the point.
02:50If we really win
02:52What should we do?
02:53California law is also very clear.
02:55Deceased candidate
02:57As long as a majority of votes are obtained
02:59They would be considered elected.
03:00But what about this seat?
03:02He will be out of office from the very beginning of his new term.
03:04The Governor of California will appoint someone to act as his representative.
03:07Until the by-election
03:08In other words
03:10The votes cast by voters are valid.
03:12But in the end, it wasn't Juditch who took a seat.
03:15Instead, it was the agent appointed by the governor.
03:17Juditch's campaign team had already reached out to the governor.
03:21Hopefully, we can refer to their nominated agents at that time.
03:26This raises a very real problem.
03:28A county seat
03:30Ultimately, the governor may have the final say.
03:32What was the point of casting that vote in the first place?
03:35It's no wonder some people would say
03:37This law protects the vote.
03:39But this makes democracy seem a bit awkward.
03:49This law protects
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