Is Shelley the new Katherine Harris?
I see Im not the only one having a hard time getting straight answers from Secretary of State Kevin Shelley about the recall rules. Roll Call reports that a Shelley spokeswoman says it is unclear whether a scheduled recall election would proceed if Davis resigns before it takes place. (Article is for paid subscribers only; I got the quote through Rick Hasens Election Law blog.) Shelleys office has also been painfully slow in answering questions Ive had about how things will unfold, and up until now Ive given them the benefit of the doubt, figuring theyre new in the job and a little bit overwhelmed. But the longer this goes on the more Im inclined to suspect that Shelley wants to keep things vague so he can make it up as he goes alongsort of a Democratic version of the post-election legal interpretations in Florida 2000. I dont think Davis is going to resign, but shouldnt Shelley know by now what the law says about the effect of a resignation in the face of a recall? And even if we observers think the law is unclear, shouldnt Shelley have an opinion, since thats where the process of sorting it out would begin?
Posted by dweintraub at 07:34 AM
3 posted on
06/26/2003 9:47:14 PM PDT by
ambrose
To: ambrose
Forget this stupid process. Are any of you familiar with the French Revolution? How about this saying- Badges, we have NO badges. It's IN YOURE FACE time. ACTION - ACTION - ACTION. Forget the talk crapola.
6 posted on
06/26/2003 9:54:56 PM PDT by
Digger
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