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Government,
Constitutional Law

Sep. 8, 2021

California’s recall is lawful, but it needs reform

David Belcher

Senior Research Fellow
California Constitution Center

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Michael Belcher

Senior Research Fellow
California Constitution Center

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A federal court recently rejected Dean Erwin Chemerinsky and Professor Aaron S. Edlin's argument that California's impending gubernatorial recall election violates the federal constitution's equal protection clause. ("Op-Ed: It's not too late to stop California's recall election ," LA Times (Aug. 20, 2021).) This should surprise no one. The recall procedure has been in California's constitution for over a century. That instrument's plain language, the lawsuit's 11th-h...

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