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| | 2003 California recall - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | This was to be the second gubernatorial recall election in the United States history and the first in the history of California. | | | On October 7 the recall election was held, and voters decisively voted to recall Davis and to elect Schwarzenegger as his replacement. | | | Proponents planned to appeal the postponement to the U.S. Supreme Court. |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2003_California_recall
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| | Recall in California |
| | Petitions for the recall of statewide officers must be signed by voters equal in number to 12% of the last vote for that office, including voters from each of five counties equal in number to 1% of the last vote for the office in that county. | | | Recall in California is provided for in the state Constitution and in the state Elections Code. | | | The most controversial provision of the amendment was the inclusion of judges, and the justices of the state Supreme Court in particular, among the state officers subject to recall. |
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http://www.igs.berkeley.edu/library/htRecall2003.html
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| | LWV California. California Recall Election October 7, 2003: Basic Facts |
| | Nomination documents were filed with the candidate's county elections office at least 59 days prior to the election: August 9, 2003. | | | The next general election for Governor is November 2006. | | | If a majority of the voters vote "yes" on the first question, then the recall is successful, and the replacement candidate who gets the most votes in the second ballot item is elected for the unexpired term of office. |
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http://ca.lwv.org/lwvc/edfund/elections/2003/recall_basic.html
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| | law.com - 9th Circuit May Put Brakes on Recall Election |
| | The case is an appeal of U.S. District Judge Stephen Wilson's refusal to halt the unprecedented election. | | | Rosenbaum and the ACLU counter that preventing the 2002 general election would have had disastrous consequences: California would have had no one in the House of Representatives, a mostly vacant state Legislature and no governor. | | | In his order, Judge Wilson suggested that since one general election and several local elections have proceeded under the consent decree, the plaintiffs can't raise the claim now. |
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http://www.law.com/jsp/article.jsp?id=1063212014818
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| | Justice Department signs off on recall election |
| | SAN FRANCISCO -- The Justice Department on Monday signed off on the Oct. 7 election to recall Gov. Gray Davis in response to warnings from a federal judge, who questioned whether the voting rights of minorities would be upheld. | | | The election date has been challenged repeatedly in court with little success, and candidates have continued to campaign. | | | Also Monday, a federal judge in Los Angeles said he would rule by midweek on a separate effort to postpone the recall election because some counties will use old punch-card voting machines. |
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http://www.suntimes.com/output/elect/18recall.html
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| | Election and Recall |
| | The nomination of candidates, the publication of the warrant for the recall election, and the conduct of the same, shall all be in accordance with the provisions of General Law relating to elections, and the election to replace the officer(s) sought to be removed shall be held on the same day as the recall election. | | | 6-1-1 The regular election for all Town Offices shall be by official ballot held on the first Monday after the fourth Monday in April each year. | | | 6-5-1 Any holder of an elective office may be recalled by the voters as herein provided. |
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http://www.wellfleetma.org/Public_Documents/F0000F77D/0008C315-70E903AC
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| | CNN.com - California recall bid succeeds - Jul. 29, 2003 |
| | There's never been a special [recall] election in the state of California. | | | The petition drive to recall Gov. Gray Davis has gathered enough valid signatures to force an election, Secretary of State Kevin Shelley said Wednesday evening. | | | "This election is not about changing governors, it's about changing direction, and I believe the voters of California are going to opt for a progressive agenda, not a conservative agenda." |
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http://www.cnn.com/2003/ALLPOLITICS/07/23/davis.recall
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| | RealClear Politics - California Recall Election |
| | However, the court's blatant political interference served to re-energize the supporters of recall and has given the anti-Davis side the fourth-quarter shakeup that should run well into election day. | | | As a result, don't be too surprised to see a number of Republicans who were going to vote for McClintock switch their vote to Schwarzenegger solely out of anger toward the liberal machine desperate to stay in power. | | | However, hope in the end won't be enough for the Democrats, and California and the country should get ready for Governor Schwarzenegger. |
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http://www.realclearpolitics.com/Congressional/California_Recall3.html
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| | FAQ: How Will the Recall Work? - Your nagging questions answered. By Ed Finn |
| | According to California Election Code 11720, whenever a federal Senate term ends prematurely, the governor can select a replacement to hold office until the next general or special election. | | | But there is another court battle over whether voters can refuse to vote on the recall but still vote for a replacement governor. | | | If it becomes clear that Gov. Gray Davis will lose the recall election, could he resign and leave the state in Democratic Lt. Gov. |
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http://slate.msn.com/id/2086755
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| | Webliographies: Recall Election |
| | Elections and Voter information from the Secretary of State, Kevin Shelley. | | | Find information about statewide ballot measures as well as the recall election and presidential, congressional, legislative, and local candidates running in California. | | | The California Voter Foundation hosts the California voter guide as well as links to new political district maps. |
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http://www.pls.lib.ca.us/getanswers/webliographies/recall.htm
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| | SignOnSanDiego.com > News > Politics > California's Recall Election |
| | County Registrar-Recorder Conny McCormack invited the public to watch election workers do a thorough count – mandated by state law – of ballots from 1 percent of the county's precincts. | | | Recall result seen as boon, possible opportunity for state Republicans: | | | SignOnSanDiego.com > News > Politics > California's Recall Election |
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http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/politics/recall
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| | POWER TO THE PEOPLE: The California Recall and Direct Democracy |
| | Robert Stern is president of the Los Angeles-based Center for Governmental Studies. | | | Thomas Cronin: Governor Evan Mecham in Arizona in 1988 is about a case, Peter, where he had alienated a lot of people, he had done favors politically for donors. | | | "But, when knee-jerk voting leads to profound misjudgment, the voters recourse should await the next regular election." The voters of California re-elected Gray Davis and they darn well ought to live with it. |
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| | California Recall Election Voter Guide |
| | In 1911, the California Constitution was changed to give the people the right to recall their state elected officials. | | | As always, we welcome your feedback, and we hope you find this Special Recall Election Voter Guide helpful. | | | contact your County Election Office if you have questions about your voter registration status, absentee ballot, or polling place location. |
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http://calvoter.org/voter/elections/archive/recall/index.html
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| | Recall Governor Arnold Schwarzennegger |
| | Voting against the recall is not a vote of confidence in Gov. Gray Davis. | | | Davis had been chosen by the people of California in a legitimate election in November 2002. | | | The will of the California voters is pretty clear: They want Arnold Schwarzenegger to hold the office of governor. |
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http://www.slumdance.com/recallarnold
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| | CNN.com - Davis concedes, Schwarzenegger wins - Oct. 8, 2003 |
| | Davis, 60, re-elected to a second term less than a year ago, becomes the first governor to be recalled from office since 1921, when North Dakota voters ousted Gov. Lynn Frazier. | | | Preliminary results showed that about 54 percent of voters backed the recall. | | | Tuesday's election was the climax of one of the strangest episodes in recent U.S. political history. |
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http://www.cnn.com/2003/ALLPOLITICS/10/07/recall.main
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| | An Unreformed Election |
| | The governor is exempted from the $21,2000 donor limit because state election officials don't consider Davis to be a recall candidate. | | | In November 2000, voters signed off on the latest attempt at campaign finance reform, Proposition 34, which placed a dollar-limit on local and statewide races (federal contests don't apply). | | | Because the October 7 special election exposes California's new-and-improved donor law for what it is: a shabbily-written statute that doesn't hold all of recall's players to an equal standard. |
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http://weeklystandard.com/Content/Public/Articles/000/000/003/058wbnlb.asp
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| | Recall |
| | In most circumstances, a petition drive is held to collect a statutory number of signatures from registered voters. | | | In 1908, Oregon became the first state to approve the practice. | | | The Los Angeles city charter of 1903 was the first in the United States to adopt the recall. |
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http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h881.html
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| | FindLaw Legal News: Special Coverage: California Recall Election |
| | Appellants' Opening Brief (ACLU's Appeal from Judge Wilson's Refusal to Delay Recall Election Based on Use of Punchcard Ballots) (Aug. 26, 2003) [PDF File] | | | Partial Preclearance Letter from U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division (Approving Special Recall Election, but not addressing change in date of initiative election) (Aug. 19, 2003) [PDF File] | | | Complaint of Scott Rafferty in Intervention (Intervenor seeking to hold entire recall law unconstitutional) (Aug. 15, 2003) [PDF File] |
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| | California schedules recall election for Oct. 7 |
| | Bustamante, himself a Democrat, selected the latest possible date allowed by California law for the unprecedented recall election. | | | It will be the nation's first gubernatorial recall election in 82 years. | | | The state's Democratic officeholders have closed ranks behind Davis and say they will not run. |
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http://www.suntimes.com/output/elect/cst-nws-recall25.html
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| | CNN.com Specials |
| | After weeks of a sometimes surreal campaign, voters ousted incumbent California Gov. Gray Davis from office in the October 7, 2003, recall election. | | | Less than a year after re-electing him, Californians vote on October 7 to decide whether to recall Democratic Gov. Gray Davis and if so, to pick a successor. | | | It is only the second time in U.S. history that a sitting governor has been recalled, the first being North Dakota Gov. Lynn Frazier in 1921. |
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http://edition.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2003/calif.recall
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| | local6.com - News - Politician Who Won't Say Pledge Of Allegiance May Be Recalled |
| | But some other council members and residents are upset about his actions and have enough signatures to hold a recall election. | | | All residents will vote on whether to recall David Habecker and a choice for his replacement in the event the recall passes. | | | Habecker, who's served on the Town Board for 12 years, said he doesn't oppose the meaning of the pledge, and considers himself a patriot. |
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http://www.local6.com/news/3999438/detail.html
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| | Schwarzenegger, Davis meet |
| | Schwarzenegger also met with each of the statewide office holders — including recall opponent Lt. Gov. | | | No date has been announced for Schwarzenegger to be sworn in, but he is expected to take office shortly after Nov. 15, the last day for the secretary of state to certify results of the recall election. | | | In their first meeting since the Oct. 7 recall election, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Gray Davis said they have started a “great relationship” and would work closely before Schwarzenegger becomes governor next month. |
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http://www.msnbc.com/news/945950.asp?0cv=CA01
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| | Recall - sacbee.com |
| | Keep up to date on the California recall election transition | | | The Fair Political Practices Commission has fined the Sacramento Kings' owners for failing to properly report a $100,000 political donation made in 2003 to a group opposing the recall of former Gov. Gray Davis. | | | Sign up now for weekday recall election transition news updates. |
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http://www.sacbee.com/content/politics/recall
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| | Inside CDL: California Recall Election Project |
| | The California Recall Election Project is an undertaking to capture and make available — for non-commercial, educational and scholarly research purposes — a collection of web sites from this historic 2003 California gubernatorial recall election. | | | Our selection criteria are modeled on the Library of Congress' MINERVA Project. | | | The California Digital Library recognizes the historical significance of the 2003 California Recall Election and that material related to this momentous occasion will have lasting value to UC researchers. |
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http://www.cdlib.org/inside/projects/preservation/recall
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