spanner in the works

[rone]

The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals "ordered California officials to halt preparations" for the gubernatorial recall election in October.

So, the system that elected Davis is now no longer good enough to recall him. Wacky. The 9th is going to catch a lot of shit from conservatives over this, and in this case, they probably deserve it.

Comments

[kodi]

Do they have to wait until the recall succeeds to start collecting signatures to replace whoever replaces Davis? Just curious.

Wheeee!

[2wanda.livejournal.com]

And the circus continues.

[wisn.livejournal.com]

I dunno. I think the recall is a stupid idea, and postponing it is also stupid, but I have to agree with the principle behind the postponement: The process in some districts would be dependent on punchcard ballots, a voting system decertified by the state (which I take means those who use them are not legally registering votes, or not registering legal votes - in either event, an even uglier and more prolonged court battle if those votes are challenged).

[sambushell.livejournal.com]

I'm surprised by this outcome, but I wouldn't say I'm disappointed. Once you've decided that a certain set of voting equipment is defective and you're not going to use it any more, you kinda oughta stick with that decision.