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Regardless of whether you celebrated the result of the recent recall election, there is one clear takeaway: California's recall process must be reformed.

Having a part in the process that nudges the political compass that ultimately affects your life is a heavy weight to bear.

It’s election season at UC Berkeley, which we all know is the worst — worse than midterms. Why? Get ready for an onslaught of Facebook profile pictures showing support for this or that candidate (organizations referenced in Facebook captions are for identification purposes only).

I dress up, usually in some subtle combination of campaign-trail colors. I pick a blue-and-white dress and wear red jewelry. I pick a red dress with a blue belt. I am a dork all the way; I update Facebook to gloat about voting, and I Instagram my sticker on the way out.