Two California voters are challenging the legality of the state’s recall system less than a month before the Sept. 14 election
If a majority of voters oust Newsom, whichever candidate receives the most votes on the second question would replace him.
Constitutional law expert Erwin Chemerinsky, dean of the University of California, Berkeley School of Law, raised that precise scenario in a New York Times op-ed last week arguing California’s recall process is unconstitutional. Chemerinsky and law and economics professor Aaron Edlin argued for altering the rules to allow governors stand as candidates on the second question and advocated for a legal challenge compelling the courts to intervene.
Beaber, a Los Angeles attorney and clinical psychologist, would not say in an interview if he's a Democrat.
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