Commentary “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it,” is an old American saying. That’s why efforts to “reform” the California recall process are mistaken. “The day after Gov. Newsom easily defeats the recall, Democrats start a push to make recalls more difficult,” reported CalMatters. Some people just aren’t happy with resounding victory. The Los Angeles Times reported on a poll it conducted with the UC Berkeley’s Institute of Governmental Studies, which found, out of five proposed changes, “the broadest support was for holding a runoff election when a recall succeeds but no replacement candidate wins a majority of votes.” On election eve, on a TV roundup I heard former Los Angeles County Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky also back such a change. That or any other change would require a separate initiative by voters. That particular “reform” would guarantee that, even if you could recall a Democratic governor, Part 2 of the …
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