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Criminal

Nov. 21, 2018

Money bail supporters turn in signatures to stop change

A referendum to overturn California's new law phasing out cash bail is one step closer to the 2020 ballot.

SACRAMENTO -- A referendum to overturn California's new law phasing out cash bail is one step closer to the 2020 ballot.

Organizers with Californians Against the Reckless Bail Scheme turned in about 577,000 signatures to the Secretary of State's office on Tuesday morning. Assuming enough of these are valid to reach the 365,880 threshold, the referendum will qualify and SB 10 will be suspended until the vote nearly two years from now...

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