Subject: Re: Cancelling the Initiatives after Sept 9
From: Rick Hasen
Date: 8/2/2005, 2:44 PM
To: Scott Rafferty
CC: election-law <election-law@majordomo.lls.edu>

I have posted the Legislative Counsel's analysis at this link:
http://electionlawblog.org/archives/legcoun.pdf


Scott Rafferty wrote:

The San Jose News article begins -

 

A controversial special election set for fall could be canceled by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger anytime before the polls open, according to a legal opinion issued Monday….

 

And later states -

The analysis says the governor is entitled to cancel the election as long as no ``vested rights'' are violated, and until the voting starts, the opinion says, there are no such rights to interfere with.

Overseas absentee ballots are distributed on Sept 9 and can be immediately voted by fax.  This is 60 days before the polls open.  Does the analysis address an attempt to cancel the election after absentee voting begins?

 

 

Scott Rafferty

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