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Supporters of the recall effort of three Shasta County supervisors can now begin collecting signatures after the petition met the requirements.

Print this article Attorneys for Fulton County, Georgia, asked a state court to dismiss a complaint filed against the county in which petitioners sought to unseal 2020 election absentee ballots in search of fraud. The motion to dismiss, which was filed on Wednesday, argued Garland Favorito and the other plaintiffs never served the county and that the Superior Court of Fulton County lacks jurisdiction in the case. Attorneys also argued that Fulton County is not a proper party to the case. �...

Santa Rosa, CA  –  May 25, 2021  –  Today, the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors voted to hold a countywide election on Sept. 14, 2021, to determine whether District Attorney Jill Ravitch should be recalled and who should replace her if a majority votes in favor of the recall. The Sonoma County Clerk-Recorder-Assessor-Registrar of Voters Deva Marie Proto announced that declarations of candidacy forms for eligible candidates desiring to replace Ms. Ravitch may be obtained from and file...

Seattle Councilmember Kshama Sawant acknowledges ethics violations, must pay back city funds Seattle City Councilmember Kshama Sawant must pay back twice the amount of city funds she used to help promote her Tax Amazon initiative last year. Author: KING 5 Staff Updated: 9:31 PM PDT May 7, 2021 SEATTLE — Seattle City Councilmember Kshama Sawant has acknowledged she violated the citys Ethics and Elections Code when she used city funds to help pay for her Tax Amaz...

The Chico Police Department identified three women who caused a disturbance at the Chico City Council Meeting on April 20.

"We recognize that this will be disappointing news to the sponsors of the recall effort, but the requirements of the Elections Code are very specific and have to be met in order for the Notice to be accepted," Windsor Town Clerk Maria De La O said in a statement. The recall campaign must begin the process anew, as if it had never begun, town officials added. Foppoli has denied the assault allegations, but said earlier this month he will step back from an active role as mayor until an investigat...

Details Written by Imperial Valley News Imperial Valley, California - Yesterday, the Imperial County Registrar of Voters (ROV) received notice from the California Secretary of State that the required number of valid signatures has been received to initiate the recall of Governor Gavin Newsom.  The ROV reports approximately 3,300 signatures have been received and verified in Imperial County. Pursuant to Elections Code section 11108(b), any voter who has signed the recall...

Recall petitioners can still withdraw signatures Of the more than 1.6 million signatures collected in a petition to initiate the recall of Gov. Gavin Newsom, 3,300 were received and verified in Imperial County. The Imperial County Registrar of Voters Office announced Tuesday that local petition signers have until June 8 to change their minds. The elections department explained that pursuant to Elections Code section 11108(b), any voter who has signed the recall petition may withdraw their signa...

Governor Gavin Newsom talks to fifth-graders at Vista Del Monte Elementary School in Palm Springs, Calif., on February 28, 2020. SACRAMENTO, Calif. (77WABC / AP) — Organizers of the recall effort against California Gov. Gavin Newsom collected enough valid signatures to qualify for the ballot. The California secretary of state’s office announced Monday that more than 1.6 million signatures had been verified, about 100,000 more than needed to force a vote on the first-term Democrat. On 4/26 ...

  Shirley Weber (Courtesy photo) California Secretary of State Dr. Shirley N. Weber has announced that the threshold of verified signatures reported by counties has been met for the recall of Governor Gavin Newsom. The valid signatures in the 10th report are 1,626,042, which exceeds the total of 1,495,709 signatures required. Counties still have until April 29th to verify the validity of any remaining signatures. “This now triggers the next phase of the recall process, a 30-business-day peri...