California: Judge rules that Newsom will NOT receive party affiliation next to name on the ballot

Governor Gavin Newsom has lost his bid to have his party designation next to his name on the recall ballot, after Superior Court Judge James Arguelles (who granted the recall 120 extra days) ruled that Newsom did not hit the deadline to list the party affiliation. Newsom asked that the judge rule the failure to file the designation as a "good faith error" during Newsom's official response on February 28, 2020, but this was rejected due to the clear language of the statute. This was due to a new law that was approved and signed into law in October 2019. Prior to that, the recall had no party affiliation listed. 

No word on whether Newsom will appeal the ruling.