{"id":2740,"date":"2021-01-11T11:01:33","date_gmt":"2021-01-11T19:01:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.crimeandconsequences.blog\/?p=2740"},"modified":"2021-01-11T11:21:40","modified_gmt":"2021-01-11T19:21:40","slug":"recalling-the-los-angeles-district-attorney","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.crimeandconsequences.blog\/?p=2740","title":{"rendered":"Recalling the Los Angeles District Attorney"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Charles H. Bell, Jr., Senior Partner, Bell, McAndrews & Hiltachk, LLP<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

The Los Angeles County Charter specifies that the recall procedure for county elected officials is governed by State law. \u00a0(L.A. County Charter, \u00a7 50.) \u00a0Thus, the process described in the Elections Code (\u00a7 11000 et seq.<\/em>) applies to the recall of the District Attorney.<\/p>\n

The recall of the District Attorney may not begin until more than 90 days after he was sworn into office. (Elec. Code, \u00a7 11007.) \u00a0George Gasc\u00f3n was sworn into office on December 7, 2020; thus, no recall can be commenced until March 8, 2021, at the earliest.<\/p>\n

The recall process is started by serving (either personally or by certified mail) a Notice of Intent to Recall on the District Attorney. \u00a0The Notice of Intent includes the name and title of the officer, a statement of reasons for recall, the names and addresses of the proponents, and the text of Elections Code section 11023.\u00a0 (Elec. Code \u00a7\u00a7 11020, 11041(a)(2).)\u00a0 The Notice must also be filed with the Registrar of Voters and published in a newspaper of general circulation.\u00a0 (Elec. Code, \u00a7\u00a7 11020, 11021, 11022.) \u00a0The officer sought to be recalled then has 7 days after the petition is filed to prepare and file an answer, then 7 more days to serve the answer on the recall proponents.\u00a0 (Elec. Code, \u00a7 11023.)<\/p>\n

The petition itself is subject to strict legal requirements; noncomplying petition forms will be rejected as invalid.\u00a0 Each section of the petition must include a request that an election be called to elect a successor to the office, a copy of the Notice of Intent to Recall (including the statement of reasons and the names of the proponents), the officer\u2019s answer, signature spaces, and a declaration signed by the petition circulator.\u00a0 (Elec. Code, \u00a7\u00a7 11041, 11046.)\u00a0 In addition, if circulation of the recall petition is paid for by a committee formed pursuant to Government Code section 82013, an \u201cOfficial Top Funders\u201d disclosure must be included on the petition itself, or as a separate document presented to signers, disclosing the top three contributors to the committee.<\/p>\n

The recall petition format must be submitted to the elections official for approval before the recall petition may be circulated among the voters. (Elec. Code, \u00a7 11042.)<\/p>\n

581,317 valid signatures of Los Angeles County registered voters must be obtained to qualify the recall petition and require an election. \u00a0This amount is based on 10% of the registered voters in the electoral jurisdiction (here, the County) as of the time of the last report of registration to the Secretary of State (5,813,167 registered voters as of October 19, 2020). \u00a0(Elec. Code, \u00a7\u00a7 11221(a)(5), (b).) \u00a0Based on typical validity rates for petitions, the total number of signatures required to be collected is approximately 830,000 (assuming 70% are valid). \u00a0Note that another report of registration is due on March 1, 2021, covering all registered voters as of February 10, 2021, that will likely increase the number of signatures required on the recall petition.<\/p>\n

The recall petition must be submitted to the Registrar of Voters within 160 days following approval of the petition format by the Registrar. (Elec. Code, \u00a7 11220(a)(5).)<\/p>\n

If the recall petition qualifies, the Registrar of Voters will verify the recall petition signatures following their submission to the Registrar within approximately 30 business days or 60 business days (depending on whether the petition qualifies on a random sample verification or requires a full-check of all signatures). \u00a0(Elec. Code, \u00a7\u00a7 11222, 11224, 11225.) \u00a0The election must be called by the Board of Supervisors within 14 days of the Registrar\u2019s certification of petition sufficiency, and the election will be held not less than 88 days, nor more than 125 days, from the date of the Board\u2019s order calling an election. (Elec. Code, \u00a7\u00a7 11241, 11242.)<\/p>\n

The ballot for the recall will ask the voters: \u201cShall George Gasc\u00f3n be recalled (removed) from the office of District Attorney? Yes\/No\u201d \u00a0(Elec. Code, \u00a7 11320.) \u00a0At the same election and on the same ballot shall be a list of candidates nominated to replace the official if<\/em> the recall is successful. \u00a0(Elec. Code, \u00a7\u00a711322, 11381.) \u00a0The official being recalled may NOT be listed as a nominee.<\/p>\n

If a majority of the voters vote \u201cYES\u201d on the recall question, then the candidate receiving the most votes from among the list of nominees is elected to complete the unexpired term of the recalled candidate. \u00a0(Elec. Code, \u00a7\u00a7 11384, 11385.) \u00a0If a majority of the voters vote \u201cNO\u201d on the recall question, the officer remains in office and recall proceedings may not be commenced again for at least 6 months. \u00a0(Elec. Code \u00a7 11007.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

By Charles H. Bell, Jr., Senior Partner, Bell, McAndrews & Hiltachk, LLP The Los Angeles County Charter specifies that the recall procedure for county elected officials is governed by State law. \u00a0(L.A. County Charter, \u00a7 50.) \u00a0Thus, the process described in the Elections Code (\u00a7 11000 et seq.) applies to the recall of the District Attorney. The recall of the District Attorney may not begin until more than 90 days after he was sworn into office. (Elec. Code, \u00a7 11007.) \u00a0George Gasc\u00f3n was sworn into office on December 7, 2020; thus, no recall can be commenced until March 8, 2021, at the earliest.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[68],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2740","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-prosecutors"],"yoast_head":"\nRecalling the Los Angeles District Attorney - Crime & Consequences<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.crimeandconsequences.blog\/?p=2740\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Recalling the Los Angeles District Attorney - Crime & Consequences\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"By Charles H. 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