Gascón Recall Campaign to Sue LA Registrar Over ‘Wrongful Invalidation’ of Signatures
After a second effort to recall Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascón failed in August, the recall campaign is filing an injunction against the county registrar, claiming that the county’s signature verification process was “seriously flawed, resulting in substantial errors, the wrongful invalidation of many valid signatures.”
The recallers said their volunteer attorneys have been reviewing the invalidated signatures since Sept. 6 and found that 39 percent of them warrant “clear, obvious, and legitimate challenges.”
“These extremely disturbing findings necessitate a complete and timely review of all invalidated signatures,” the campaign said. “This review is currently being obstructed by the Registrar’s office.”…