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“Will your write-in vote in California’s recall election count? Maybe not”
LAT:
Mail-in ballots for California’s gubernatorial recall election are going out now, and notably absent from the roster of candidates to replace Gov. Gavin Newsom are any prominent Democrats. That’s because Newsom urged his fellow Democrats not to enter … Continue reading
Newsom recall lawsuit
Politico has a story on a new federal lawsuit raising a constitutional challenge to the procedures that California uses for its gubernatorial recall. The lawsuit follows upon a NY Times op-ed from last week by Erwin Chemerinsky and Aaron Edlin,… Continue reading
California appellate court turns back challenge to 2017 recall law
The opinion in Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association v. Weber is here.
“Newsom can call recall proponents ‘Republicans and Trump supporters,’ judge rules”
Maura Dolan at the Los Angeles Times:
A Sacramento judge tentatively decided Wednesday to reject a lawsuit by recall leaders challenging Gov. Gavin Newsom’s description of them as “Republicans and Trump supporters.”“As persuasively demonstrated by Governor Newsom,” Sacramento County… Continue reading
Court concludes California candidate tax disclosure law applies only to gubernatorial primaries, not recalls
California recently enacted a law to compel presidential candidates and gubernatorial candidates to disclose their tax returns as a condition for appearing on the primary ballot. The presidential rule was targeted at Donald Trump; the gubernatorial rule added at the… Continue reading
Recall Application Against Alaska Governor Can Proceed, Says State Supreme Court
Reuters: “Political foes of Alaska’s Republican governor have legally sufficient grounds to pursue their campaign to oust him from office through a recall election, the state’s highest court ruled on Friday.” You can find the opinion here.
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“California has 41 candidates for September recall election”
Politico: “Forty-one candidates have met the qualifications to run in the California gubernatorial recall election, less than a third of the number who ran in the state’s memorable 2003 contest and well below what some political experts months ago… Continue reading
“Newsom sues elections chief to call himself a Democrat on recall ballot”
Politico:
Gov. Gavin Newsom is suing his own appointed elections chief to get two words next to his name on the recall ballot: Democratic Party.The governor and his staff overlooked paperwork last year that would have allowed him to state… Continue reading
“California elections chief: Recall candidates must share tax returns”
Politico:
Recall candidates seeking to replace Gov. Gavin Newsom must furnish five years of tax returns, Secretary of State Shirley Weber said on Tuesday.Weber’s advisory cemented the state’s position on a disputed piece of California election law. While some… Continue reading
“Opinion: California, let’s make the Newsom recall the last one run like this”
Thad Kousser WaPo oped:
California confirmed Monday that recall backers had collected the 1.5 million validated signatures needed to recall Gov. Gavin Newsom (D). Now begins a months-long drama that will be driven not only by voters weighing whether Newsom… Continue reading
“California: The Ball is in Newsom’s court — signature removal laws, spending issues and the signature failure rates”
“Gov. Gavin Newsom to face recall election as Republican-led effort hits signature goal”
LA Times:
Propelled by growing voter frustration over California’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, a Republican-led drive to remove Gov. Gavin Newsom from office collected enough voter signatures to qualify for the ballot, state officials reported Monday, triggering for only… Continue reading
“California: Two Birds with One Recall — The big upside for Gavin Newsom and the GOP’s Dylan Quote-off dilemma”
Recall Elections Blog:
I have an op-ed in the USA Today (thanks to the great editors there) examining the high risk/high reward nature of the Newsom recall. Expanding a little on it here:So far, the Republicans (who, it should… Continue reading