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Judges and Judiciary,
Government

Oct. 26, 2022

LA County registrar must justify limits on DA recall campaign’s signature review

In a lawsuit, the committee to recall District Attorney George Gascón challenged the conclusion by Dean C. Logan, the registrar-recorder/county clerk, that the campaign failed to gather enough valid signatures to get the question on the November ballot.

A Los Angeles County judge on Tuesday ordered the county registrar-recorder to explain why it shouldn’t have to remove restrictions on the Committee to Support the Recall of District Attorney George Gascón, which is attempting to review a failed recall signature campaign.

Superior Court Judge James C. Chalfant laid out a briefing schedule and set a hearing on the order to show cause for Dec. 6.

“The Committee is...

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