California: Democrat Governor Davis will be served with recall papers on Wednesday

San Diego KOGO AM600, Roger Hedgecock Show | Feb 4, 2003

[John Jorsett]

Ted Costa, of Paul Gann's group People's Advocate, just announced on the Roger Hedgecock Show in San Diego that a People's Advocate process server will be serving recall papers on Governor Gray Davis on Wednesday, February 5. Costa and his group has been involved in over a dozen ballot petition drives and has qualified every one of them that's he's undertaken. A recall drive will require around 1.2 million signatures to get a recall election on the ballot.

Costa said that contrary to what most people think, a recall can occur at any time after an election. It's only if a recall fails that a 6 month waiting period must be observed before another recall can be attempted. He cited the case of Paul Horcher, whose recall was initiated "within hours" of his election.

The People's Advocate website is not yet up, but will carry information about the recall effort in a few days.

[John Jorsett]

Ping. Make that a double ping.

[dagar]

Singage Ping! --Lost in the PRC

[NormsRevenge]

contrary to what most people think, a recall can occur at any time after an election.

Oh boy!

[anniegetyourgun]

What are the odds of getting 1.2M sigs and then getting those 1.2M people to also vote for the recall when it arrives on the ballot? This is very difficult work and requires a plan in advance of going public. What do you know about these folks?

[NeoCaveman]

Cool

[PeoplesRepublicOfWashington]

Good luck, Californians!

[amused]

WOW!

Bump...

[John Jorsett]

What do you know about these folks?

Nothing at all, other that the group was founded by Paul Gann, one of the driving forces behind Proposition 13, and Hedgecock saying that they've been involved in a dozen fights to get measures qualified for the ballot and have succeeded in all cases.

[TwoStep]

I heard it was 675,000 sigs??

[BfloGuy]

Good luck. Won't this just chap the Dems' behinds.

[Quix]

WHAT WONDERFUL NEWS!

THANK YOU, LORD!

[Diddle E. Squat]

I dunno, unless a recall ELECTION is actually successful, my guess is this will do far more harm than good to the GOP.

[Drango]

PING THING

[timydnuc]

California, you've been given a second chance. Don't blow it!

[Veggie Todd]

Where do I sign??????

[Weimdog]

If Joe Davis signs the bill to triple our vehicle license fees, he should be recalled. If he doesn't sign the bill, I think he should stay in office, to wallow in his own filth.

[John Jorsett]

I heard it was 675,000 sigs??

I believe that's the number required, but they have to gather extra signatures in order to make sure they've got enough valid ones. In efforts past, the California Teacher's Association has even had people purposely sign phoney names so that their signatures would be tossed. Dirty tricks abound in these things.

[TheSpottedOwl]

Pass it on :)

Btw, heard on the radio that the car fee hike is dead in the water. Let the good news keep on coming...

[Redcloak]

What is it about banzai charges that attracts so many Republicans? Here's the ugly truth: The average California voter wouldn't vote to recall Davis even if he were in their living room searching the sofa's seat cushions for spare change. It ain't gonna happen.