{"id":2684,"date":"2020-12-30T16:36:25","date_gmt":"2020-12-31T00:36:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.crimeandconsequences.blog\/?p=2684"},"modified":"2020-12-30T16:38:29","modified_gmt":"2020-12-31T00:38:29","slug":"recalling-a-district-attorney","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.crimeandconsequences.blog\/?p=2684","title":{"rendered":"Recalling a District Attorney"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Although George Gasc\u00f3n ran as a &#8220;criminal justice reform&#8221; candidate for Los Angeles District Attorney, a great many people are surprised and horrified at how far he is going to dismantle sentencing in criminal cases. As a result, many people are asking whether and how a district attorney can be recalled. The short answer is yes, but the process cannot be officially started until early March, and it is going to take either a big pot of money or a large army of volunteers to gather signatures.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The power of the people to recall officials is provided in <a href=\"https:\/\/leginfo.legislature.ca.gov\/faces\/codes_displayText.xhtml?lawCode=CONS&amp;division=&amp;title=&amp;part=&amp;chapter=&amp;article=II\">Article II<\/a>, sections 13-19 of the California Constitution. Section 19 authorizes the Legislature to provide for recall of local officials, except for localities &#8220;whose charters provide for recall.&#8221; The Los Angeles County Charter does provide for recall in <a href=\"http:\/\/lacounty-ca.elaws.us\/code\/coor_chcoloan_artxi_sec\">Article XI<\/a>, but that article simply incorporates the provisions of the state statutes. So we are back to the statutes, though we came the long way around.<\/p>\n<p>Any elected officer can be recalled. (<a href=\"https:\/\/leginfo.legislature.ca.gov\/faces\/codes_displayText.xhtml?lawCode=ELEC&amp;division=11.&amp;title=&amp;part=&amp;chapter=1.&amp;article=1.\">Elections Code \u00a7 11006<\/a>.) That includes district attorneys.<\/p>\n<p>A notice of intention to recall is required, and it must state the reasons for the recall. (\u00a7\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/leginfo.legislature.ca.gov\/faces\/codes_displayText.xhtml?lawCode=ELEC&amp;division=11.&amp;title=&amp;part=&amp;chapter=1.&amp;article=2.\">11020<\/a>.) However, that statement of reasons is solely for the information of the voters. No particular reasons are required, and no one but the voters can judge the sufficiency. (\u00a7\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/leginfo.legislature.ca.gov\/faces\/codes_displayText.xhtml?lawCode=ELEC&amp;division=11.&amp;title=&amp;part=&amp;chapter=1.&amp;article=2.\">11024<\/a>.)<\/p>\n<p>The first obstacle is that a recall may not be officially begun until 90 days after the person takes office. That is Sunday, March 7. (<a href=\"https:\/\/leginfo.legislature.ca.gov\/faces\/codes_displayText.xhtml?lawCode=ELEC&amp;division=11.&amp;title=&amp;part=&amp;chapter=1.&amp;article=1.\">Elections Code \u00a7 11007(a)<\/a>.) In practice, that means Monday, March 8 is starting day.<\/p>\n<p>After various paperwork requirements are completed, the organizers will have 160 days to collect signatures of at least 10% of the number of registered voters in Los Angeles County. (<a href=\"https:\/\/leginfo.legislature.ca.gov\/faces\/codes_displayText.xhtml?lawCode=ELEC&amp;division=11.&amp;title=&amp;part=&amp;chapter=3.&amp;article=2.\">\u00a7\u00a7\u00a011220(a)(5), 11221(a)(5)<\/a>.) As of this writing, the Registrar reports 5,817,276 registered voters, so that comes to over 580,000 signatures.<\/p>\n<p>This is a daunting task, to put it mildly. Even then, winning the subsequent election will require advertising to educate the voters on what Mr. Gasc\u00f3n&#8217;s policies mean in the real world to real people.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Although George Gasc\u00f3n ran as a &#8220;criminal justice reform&#8221; candidate for Los Angeles District Attorney, a great many people are surprised and horrified at how far he is going to dismantle sentencing in criminal cases. As a result, many people are asking whether and how a district attorney can be recalled. 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