Calif Recall: Lt. Gov Bustamente SETS the election date.

[DagmarK]

I think Mr. B really WANTS this recall.

He sets the election date, which must take place from 60-80 days after the certification of the recall petitions. Interesting that he set it EXACTLY 60 days -- as in a.s.a.p. The Lt. Gov COULD have consolidated the recall election with the Nov 4th local election, saving the state millions of dollars.

What a shame that calif has to pay for TWO elections that will take place within 30 days of each other. That's $70 million dollars that the state of calif could use.

From the SOS website:

Who sets the date of the recall election?

When the Governor is the target of a recall, the California Constitution requires the Lieutenant Governor to set the date of the recall election. It must be held between 60 and 80 days from the date the Secretary of State certifies that it has qualified, unless there is a statewide election within 180 days.


Bustamente is DLC all the way......and it seems he wants his piece of the pie! He may be the best candidate on the face of it, but IS HE??? Or is he part of the overall problem.

**I suppose everyone on DU probably caught this situation about when the recall election was to take place. I missed it (hiding head in sand!). BUT is everyone cognizant that it is a DEMOCRAT who has set the date for practically "the day after tomorrow"?

One thing a fast election does is help CLOAK the idiocy of Arnold. If there were more time, there would be more of a chance that voters would see that he is an absolute idiot -- and damned scary one at that.

Will Arnold be thanking Cruz???

[Hell Hath No Fury]

1. Nope...

Bustamente had no choice. One of the recent Davis lawsuits that was thrown out by the CA Supreme Court addressed exactly what you are talking about -- it asked that the date be pushed back to the November. The CA recall law requires that the election be held 60 days after the recall petition is certified. We are just stuck.

On Edit: Bustamente did have up to 80 days but the election is set for 77 days. He did the best he could.


California governor recall election set for Oct. 7, last possible date

July 24, 2003
By ERICA WERNER
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Gov. Gray Davis will face a recall election on Oct. 7, the lieutenant governor said Thursday, selecting the last possible date allowed by California law and giving his fellow Democrat nearly three months to campaign to keep his job.

The announcement by Lt. Gov. Cruz Bustamante came the morning after the secretary of state certified that the Republican-led drive to recall Davis had collected more than enough valid signatures to qualify for the ballot. Davis would be only the second governor in the nation ever to be recalled.

State law required Bustamante to set the election date 60 to 80 days from Wednesday's certification -- Oct. 7 squeaks in at 77 days, the last Tuesday in the timeframe.

http://www.pressdemocrat.com/local/california/24recall.html

[DagmarK]

2. Well, it seems like the Calf legis could pass an interim law.......

due to the public's need to save 70 million dollars.....

And emergency measure.....

Seems to me.....but they won't!

[Dookus]

3. Nope...

election matters are generally in the constitution and can't be changed by a legislative vote. They'd have to hold a special referendum to change the constitution, at the same cost as the election.

Not sure what inspired your post, but Bustamante had control over exactly ONE thing - which day within a twenty-day window he would hold the election on. He chose the last possible Tuesday.

He is also consistently calling for a NO vote on the recall.

[mitchtv]

4. with all due respect

Where are you getting your information?