NEW: Judge rejects request to block California recall or let @GavinNewsom be candidate on Q2:
“There is nothing unconstitutional about placing in one ballot a vote for or against the recall of the Governor and then a vote for a replacement candidate,” Judge Fitzgerald writes
“There is nothing unconstitutional about placing in one ballot a vote for or against the recall of the Governor and then a vote for a replacement candidate,” Judge Fitzgerald writes
@GavinNewsom “Plaintiff plainly feels disgruntled that a replacement candidate with a small plurality might replace a sitting governor who” could beat that candidate in regular election, Judge wrote. That's not enough to “ halt the mammoth undertaking of this gubernatorial recall election.
@GavinNewsom A blow here to UC Berkeley's Erwin Chemerinsky, who opined in @nytimes that California recall structure is unconstitutional and begged someone to sue
fwiw, Judge Fitzgerald was appointed by then-President Barack Obama
.@CASOSvote weighs in: "We accept the judge's ruling and agree it's the proper outcome. "
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