Democratic lawmakers vote to speed up Newsom recall election
Source: San Francisco Chronicle
SACRAMENTO — California lawmakers voted Monday to speed up the recall election against Gov. Gavin Newsom, part of a broader state budget plan they adopted after weeks of wrangling with the governor.
The change, which would let voters weigh in sooner on whether to remove Newsom from office, reverses rules that Democratic legislators created just four years ago in an attempt to protect one of their own from a recall drive.
Now many Democrats believe that Newsom, whose approval ratings have held strong as California emerges from the worst of the coronavirus pandemic, would benefit if the election is held sooner.
They approved a bill Monday to expedite a required legislative review of the cost of the recall, potentially allowing the election to take place by early fall. Republicans complained that Democrats were cheating and eroding public trust by changing the rules in the middle of a campaign.
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