In the California governor’s race, some voters are seeing ballots packed with dozens of names, including a few that are raising eyebrows.

There are 61 names on the ballot for governor, including the top polling candidates and those who dropped out of the race.

But what’s confusing is some names that look oddly familiar.

“Barack Obama,” Daisy Pinedo, a voter, laughed while reading the ballot. To be correct, the gubernatorial candidate’s name is Barack Obama Shaw.

NBC Los Angeles reached out to Barack Obama Shaw, who listed himself as a business owner, but did not hear back.

Barack Obama Shaw is one of 61 names that met all legal requirements by the state to appear on the ballot, taking up two pages and five columns. The long list also makes it challenging for voters to find some of the frontrunners.

“I’m trying to find Thurmond, the person I was going to vote for,” Anna Williams said while shuffling through the paper ballot.

Voters can find those that have dropped out of the race, including Rep. Eric Swalwell who resigned from Congress and exited the contest amid sexual assault allegations, and former State Treasurer Betty Yee. Their names remain on the ballot because the deadline to remove candidates had already passed.

It doesn’t take much to make the ballot. Candidates must be a U.S. citizen, a registered voter, and free of certain felony convictions, pay a filing fee or submit 6,000 valid signatures in lieu of that fee by the February deadline.

All candidates, except write-ins, must still collect between 65 and 100 nomination signatures from registered California voters and file several formal documents.

The names appear in random order on the ballot, not alphabetical.

“I’m actually surprised. I had no idea there were that many people running,” said Pinedo.

The Los Angeles County Registrars Office encouraged voters to study the ballot before filling it out or heading to the polls.

“Don’t bubble in. Do research. At the end of the day, you need to know who you’re voting for, and who you are putting in office when it comes to our governor, Williams said.