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A recall election for state Sen. Josh Newman could happen this fall after court freezes new rules
LA Times ^ | Aug. 14, 2017 | John Myers

Posted on 08/19/2017 4:41:44 PM PDT by Michael.SF.

An embattled state senator could face a recall election as soon as this fall after an appeals court on Monday delayed enforcement of a law crafted by Democrats to slow down the process.

The new law was written with hopes of delaying a recall election for state Sen. Josh Newman (D-Fullerton) until next year, but his opponents have wanted a special election this year. They targeted the freshman lawmaker after his vote in favor of gas and vehicle taxes as part of a $52-billion transportation plan.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: joshnewman
Democrats trying to change the rules to protect their own.
1 posted on 08/19/2017 4:41:44 PM PDT by Michael.SF.
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To: Michael.SF.

I hear it on KFI every day, the Democrat Socialist Workers Party is pulling out all the stops on this one, they just had a rehearing at the Fair Political Practices commission and had a Long Standing interpretation overturned allowing unlimited contributions from other politicians or something like that for this recall election


2 posted on 08/19/2017 4:58:12 PM PDT by eyeamok (Idle hands are the Devil's workshop)
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To: Michael.SF.

California is now a full fledged socialist entity.


3 posted on 08/19/2017 5:07:19 PM PDT by WeWaWes (When I look in the mirror I see an elephant—a bad ass elephant)
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To: WeWaWes

How long does someone have to be in the district to vote in this recall election?


4 posted on 08/19/2017 5:36:06 PM PDT by ptsal ( Get your facts first, then you can distort them as you please. - M. Twain)
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