Posted on 05/08/2009 9:40:39 AM PDT by NormsRevenge
An effort to recall Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger moved ahead Thursday when Secretary of State Debra Bowen certified an organizer's recall petition.
The campaign to unseat the governor is being waged by Edwin Snell, a San Bernardino County resident who runs a political action committee called Recalls California.
The recall petition claims Schwarzenegger "no longer represent(s) the interest of the people and has betrayed the trust of the voters."
Proponents of the recall drive now have 160 days to gather signatures of 12 percent of the state's 8,679,416 registered voters, with a final filing date of Oct. 14.
Once the signatures are certified — a process that could take until Feb. 5 — a date for a recall election would have to be set, but could be conducted within 180 days of the certification date, according to Bowen's office.
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160 days to gather signatures of 12 percent of the state’s 8,679,416 registered voters,
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tick tick tick tickk..
California is built on drama and comedy and faults galore. ;-)
If McClintock gets in, it will mean everything. Might be his time. Finally.
I’m beginning to wonder if maybe Arnie is secretly hoping to be turned out of office, the sooner the better.
Considering the bill for the mess he’s been making is only just starting to come due. I should think he wants to get back to Hollywood at the earliest opportunity.
Got Recall?
That’s 1.04 million people. That sounds doable.
Why can’t we recall Obama?
When is Arnie termed out? 2010? Might be less expensive to just vote every prop NO and then just ride him out until he is forced to leave.
Where do I sign?.....
Yeah, let’s recall Arnold but leave the anti-American, pro-illegal communist legislature in place. Great job, everyone. Good thinking. Must be former McCain campaign strategists working this one.
Edwin Snell
described by some as a FRingy Extremist Republican.
RecallsCalifornia.com
http://www.recallscalifornia.com/
got to be a FReeper.. just a hunch.
Why can’t we recall Obama?
Can you imagine a petition with 56 million signatures to kick his ass out?
I don’t think it’s Steve Schmidt behind this one but who knows. Carley Fiorina maybe? ;-)
Can they recall Obama while they’re at it?
I agree, how much more damage could he do and is the cost worth it.
Garamendi may want to sit tight for now and wait on running of Congre$$,, but who would want the job now, the ship’s bottom is ruptured , heavy seas ahead..
McClintock is in the US Congress now, and I doubt he wants to go anywhere. He’s probably learned by now that he’s not going to win statewide office in California. He barely won his House seat in a reliable Republican district. So lets just be glad we have him where he is. I’d rather see Eric Cantor and John Boner tossed aside for Tom and Mike Pence in the House GOP Leadership.
......Considering the bill for the mess he’s been making is only just starting to come due.....
Playing devil’s advocate, just what could he have done to make things better?
From way back east, it seems the California city folks are wacko and completely in control of everything that matters. Regardless of what he tried he was doomed by lack of political power.
Please remind us out of staters-- isn't the process of whether to vote yes or no to retain the governor, then to vote for one candidate in case the "nays" win? And they need only win a plurality, not a majority, right?
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