Question about the California recall

[0rganism]

Is there any limit to the number of recalls that can happen per year?

Suppose Gray Davis is recalled because he gets 48% on item 1, and Ahnold or Issa is put in the guvnership with 10% of the vote. If I were the Dems, I might circulate a petition to recall the repuke, and if even a tenth of the people who voted to keep Davis in signed it, it'd be a sure thing. Then you'd have another recall, and another 200 candidates, and if half the people who voted for Davis in the first election vote for him in the second, he'd be a formidable contender. So this thing could go full circle, any number of times, unless there's some kind of statutory limit on the recall process.

What's the scoop?

[expatriot]

1. you are right... and any gov. that got in via recall would look

hypocritical if he tried to repeal the act.

but the fact is that no one has really said how this is going to be practical at all... there might be 500 names or more on this ballot when its all over.

[SeattleDem]

2. I have no idea, but that's occurred to me too

no matter who wins, the Democrats ought to do another recall.

Of course, we won't because we'll take the high road and say we don't want to spend another $60 million that California doesn't have, but if the GOP succeeds in this madness, I'd love to see our party organize a recall of whoever wins.

[MrJones]

3. Time limit

The California recall law says that another recall cannot happen for at least six months, whether this one is successful or not.

[Salviati]

4. Here's the statute:

http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/cgi-bin/displaycode?section=elec&group=10001-11000&file=11000-11007

11007. Except when a person has been appointed to office pursuant
to Section 10229 because no person had been nominated to office,
proceedings may not be commenced against an officer of a city,
county, special district, school district, community college
district, or county board of education in the event of one or more of
any of the following:
(a) He or she has not held office during his current term for more
than 90 days.
(b) A recall election has been determined in his or her favor
within the last six months.
(c) His or her term of office ends within six months or less.

[0rganism]

5. Looks like the signature gathering could begin immediately, tho

It took a few months for the GOP to get their recall to a ballot and they started right away, IIRC. But this does put a cap of 2 recall elections per year on the process. Thanks.