California Special Election: Full Speed Ahead

An analysis by the nonpartisan California legislative counsel that states California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger can cancel the November special election does NOT mean he will do it.

The ruling Tuesday, which was drafted at the request of state Sen. Debra Bowen, D-Redondo Beach, came as another Democratic lawmaker announced he would introduce legislation calling on Schwarzenegger to scrap the election.

According to Deputy Legislative Counsel Christopher Dawson, the governor has the sole authority to rescind a proclamation calling for a special election. That contradicted an opinion by Secretary of State Bruce McPherson, who had suggested lawmakers could approve legislation by a two-thirds vote to call off the election.

“In our view, where the California Constitution has granted discretionary power to the governor, the Legislature may not validly enact a statute that would negate the Governor’s exercise of that discretion,” Dawson wrote.

Additionally, Dawson wrote, “the governor may rescind the proclamation calling for a statewide special election until the date of the election.” Until now, supporters and opponents of the governor’s reform initiatives had viewed Aug. 18 as the deadline for making any changes to the ballot.

Earlier Tuesday, Assemblyman Johan Klehs, D-Hayward, held a news conference to announce that he would introduce legislation calling on Schwarzenegger to cancel the special election.

In an interview with The Associated Press, Klehs called the special election “a complete waste of money” and said he had consulted with the legislative counsel’s office before drafting his legislation.

“The law is very clear,” Klehs said. “The governor can call the election, and he can cancel it. And the public is clearly in favor of canceling it.

The Lefties are desperate. Flap to Moonbats…..Arnold is staying the course and he has already WON.

Flap suggests the Democrats and their union friends get BUSY raising money for the expensive media campaign ahead (which means surcharge their union employees again and again).

The Governator is and that really indicates intent……now doesn’t it.

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Cross-posted to the Bear Flag League Special Election Page