Posted on 09/23/2003 1:19:46 PM PDT by swilhelm73
Edited on 04/23/2004 12:05:56 AM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]
If the recall election . . . is enjoined, it is certain that the state of California and its citizens will suffer material hardship by virtue of the enormous resources already invested in reliance on the election's proceeding on the announced date. Time and money have been spent to prepare voter information pamphlets and sample ballots, mail absentee ballots, and hire and train poll workers. Public officials have been forced to divert their attention from their official duties in order to campaign. Candidates have crafted their message to the voters in light of the originally-announced schedule and calibrated their message to the political and social environment of the time. They have raised funds under current campaign contribution laws and expended them in reliance on the election's taking place on October 7.
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution ^ | 9/22/03 | Jim Marshall
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