Tuesday, June 29, 2021

WE MIGHT LOSE, LETS CHANGE THE RULES (AGAIN)

by Bob Walsh

Under the current rules (law) the Ca. State. Dept. of Finance is required to issue a cost estimate on the upcoming Newsom Recall Election.  After that is one the Joint Legislative Budget Committee has 30 days to review and comment on the costs.  Both of these steps were put into place by the legislature less than four years ago.

AB152, if passed into law, would allow the Secretary of State to certify the recall BEFORE the joint committee has had their 30 days as long as the legislature has already appropriated the necessary funds for the election.  That estimate right now is $215 million, which the state will cover for the counties.

The Assembly voted 52 to 18 to make the change.  The Senate voted 31-9.  The formerly great state of California has had essentially one party rule for many years.

This change in schedule would probably be beneficial to God-Emperor Newsom in his attempt to hang on to his job.  Once the recall is actually certified the Lt. Governor, Eleni Kounalakis, must schedule the election for not less than 60 days and not more than 80 days from the date of that certification.

The legislature changed the law in a blatant attempt to help State Senator Josh Newman survive a recall.  That recall was successful.

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