Statement on Conclusion of Signature Verification Process
(LOS ANGELES, CA) – Today, the Recall DA George Gascon Campaign released the following statement in reaction to the conclusion of the Los Angeles Registrar-Recorder’s signature verification process:
“While the initial results are surprising and disappointing, the Recall Committee intends to exercise its full statutory and legal authority to review the rejected signatures and verification process that took place and will ultimately seek to ensure no voter was disenfranchised. Nonetheless, according to the Registrar-Recorder, over half a million residents placed valid signatures on a petition to initiate the recall of Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascon. To deprive them of the opportunity to restore public safety in their own communities is heartbreaking. And to interpret this in any other way other than a wholesale rejection of Gascon’s dangerous polices would be disingenuous, or naive at best. The over half a million signatures are in addition to 37 cities voting no confidence in the District Attorney, and over 98% of Gascon’s own prosecutors supporting the recall. The removal of George Gascon from office has never been a matter of if, but when. The citizens of Los Angeles cannot afford another two years of Gascon unleashing havoc on their streets – people’s lives are at stake.” – The Recall DA George Gascon Campaign
Developing—Recall campaign member Dennis Zine told KABC’s John Phillips show its “absolutely outrageous”. Zine pointed out that the recall was not allowed to observe the counting of the petitions and that the over 717,000 petitions were validated by and outside firm before being sent to the registrar. Zine declares “we’re not going to roll over and say it’s ok”, adding “I can’t say its a big surprise”. The counting was done in secret without recall proponents or media allow to watch, according to Zine, who vows to appeal through the legal process.
Here is the campaign’s statement:
Statement on Conclusion of Signature Verification Process
(LOS ANGELES, CA) – Today, the Recall DA George Gascon Campaign released the following statement in reaction to the conclusion of the Los Angeles Registrar-Recorder’s signature verification process:
“While the initial results are surprising and disappointing, the Recall Committee intends to exercise its full statutory and legal authority to review the rejected signatures and verification process that took place and will ultimately seek to ensure no voter was disenfranchised. Nonetheless, according to the Registrar-Recorder, over half a million residents placed valid signatures on a petition to initiate the recall of Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascon. To deprive them of the opportunity to restore public safety in their own communities is heartbreaking. And to interpret this in any other way other than a wholesale rejection of Gascon’s dangerous polices would be disingenuous, or naive at best. The over half a million signatures are in addition to 37 cities voting no confidence in the District Attorney, and over 98% of Gascon’s own prosecutors supporting the recall. The removal of George Gascon from office has never been a matter of if, but when. The citizens of Los Angeles cannot afford another two years of Gascon unleashing havoc on their streets – people’s lives are at stake.” – The Recall DA George Gascon Campaign
Registrar-Recorder Dean Logan has a checkered past. Here are some published articles on his controversial background:
https://www.seattlepi.com/local/article/County-elections-director-resigns-1205983.php
