Saturday, October 2, 2021

California: Signatures handed in against Shasta County Supervisor recall

Petitioners claim to have handed in over 6000 signatures for the recall of Supervisor Leonard Moty. They need 4308 valids to get on the ballot. They had previously run into problems, as petitioners failed to sign the ad taken out in the newspaper. The ballots will be hand counted rather than using the random sampling method. 

No signatures were handed against Supervisors Mary Rickert (4432 needed) and Joe Chimenti (4392 needed). The recall is over the Supervisors support for restrictions to fight the Covid pandemic. Petitioners claim they will restart the recall effort against Rickert and Chimenti, though they presumably would have to start from scratch and Chimenti's up for reelection in June. 

Here's a vastly more detailed look at the fight, which notes that petitioners would need about 4000 valid signatures. There is also a claim that the recall proponents have copied their logo from the QAnon logo. Supervisor Patrick Jones joined the petitioners in their handing in the signatures.  

The cost for a recall election is estimated is between $200,000 and $400,000.

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