[Hillary's Lovely Legs]

Holy poop.

If Davis steps down, and Bustamonte takes over, the recall is NIL and NO ARNOLD!

[Constitution Day]

Really? Damn.

[Hildy]

Not true, not true. The time he could have done that and avoided the recall has come and gone.

[Dog]

Would Davis take the easy way out???

[Hildy]

Not true, not true. The time he could have done that and avoided the recall has come and gone.

[Hildy]

Not true, not true. The time he could have done that and avoided the recall has come and gone.

[TheBigB]

This DOES NOT CHANGE the recall. If Davis steps down, the recall goes forward, and whoever gets the most votes becomes the new Governor, regardless of who is holding the office at the time.

[j.havenfarm]

Relax, all. The recall statutes say that the election goes forward if the officeholder resigns after the election is certified.

[Alberta's Child]

I may be wrong about this, but even if this recall election is avoided by Davis' resignation, there's no reason why Bustamante can't be subject to a similar recall effort after he takes office.

[Dog Gone]

If Davis steps down, and Bustamonte takes over, the recall is NIL and NO ARNOLD!

That's incorrect. The recall election would still continue.

Davis won't resign. There's no upside for him in that.

It will be something else.

[L,TOWM]

NO NO NO!!!!

The election goes on. It is just a question of successor if he resigns.

This question has been answered a few gazillion times on this forum. The only way to stop the recall was to have him resign BEFORE the recall was certified...

Sorry, HLL, don't mean to sound like I'm jumping on you...

[Phantom Lord]

If Davis steps down, and Bustamonte takes over, the recall is NIL and NO ARNOLD!

I am no expert on California election law, nor do I live in California. But from what others have posted in the past, regardless of a Davis resignation the recall proceeds and the elected persons becomes governor.

And No Arnold is not a bad thing. As Rush said "Think Bloomberg with muscles." The guy is a raving left winger on most matters. He doesnt even begin to approach what could remotely be called a conservative.

[DoughtyOne]

NOPE!

[Bullish]

The recall election has been certified and no resignation can stop it.

Davis can still resign, but the office is still up for a recall vote.

That's my understanding of the recall law. Of course we all know how good the dems are at obeying laws.

[mabelkitty]

And watch all the people scream

SORE LOSERS!!

AFRAID TO TAKE ON ARNOLD!!

[cinFLA]

If Davis steps down, and Bustamonte takes over, the recall is NIL and NO ARNOLD!

Wrong.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Not true!

[samuel_adams_us]

This perfect for the 2004 election if you are a republican, you can smear the democrats all you want and you still got rid of davis the dirt bag.

[CA Conservative]

If Davis steps down, and Bustamonte takes over, the recall is NIL and NO ARNOLD!

Wrong! The election would go forward, with only the second half of the ballot. The only way Bustamante becomes governor is if he wins the most votes on October 7th.

[truth_seeker]

"If Davis steps down, and Bustamonte takes over, the recall is NIL and NO ARNOLD!"

You are totally WRONG. Ignorance with exclamation point emphasis.

[pogo101]

If Davis vacates his office post-certification (which is where we already are), prior to the recall election, the recall election proceeds anyway. Lt. Gov. Bustamante would become governor in the interim, but he only could remain there if the recall failed to win a majority.

Cal. Elections Code section 11302 states, in part:

If a vacancy occurs in an office after a recall petition is filed against the vacating officer, the recall election shall nevertheless proceed. The vacancy shall be filled as provided by law, but any person appointed to fill the vacancy shall hold office only until a successor is selected in accordance with Article 4 (commencing with Section 11360) or Article 5 (commencing with Section 11380), and the successor qualifies for that office.

Sorry if someone has already posted this. I searched for but didn't find any references to "11302."