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Bill Monning recall, California State Senate (2015)
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An effort to recall Bill Monning, a member of the Democratic Party, from his elected position representing District 17 in the California State Senate was launched on June 1, 2015. Supporters of the recall needed to collect approximately 75,000 valid signatures to move the recall forward.[1] Monning was targeted for recall over his support of mandatory vaccinations (SB 277).[2] The recall failed to qualify for the ballot.[3]
Timeline
- May 14, 2015: The California State Senate passed SB 277 by a vote of 25-11.[4]
- June 1, 2015: SB 277 Recalls served a notice-of-intent-to-recall by certified mail to Monning.
- June 5, 2015: Monning served with the notice-of-intent-to-recall
- June 9, 2015: The Health Committee in the California State Assembly approved SB 277 by a vote of 12-6.[4]
- June 25, 2015: The California State Assembly passed SB 277 by a vote of 46-30.[5]
- June 30, 2015: Gov. Jerry Brown (D) signed SB 277 into law.[6]
Background
SB 277 Recalls filed a notice-of-intent-to-recall against Monning for supporting mandatory vaccinations. Senate Bill 277 requires that parents show proof of their children's vaccinations before they are enrolled in California schools. The bill also eliminates an exemption to vaccinations for personal beliefs.[2][1]
On June 2, 2015, Monning had not yet received the notice-of-intent to recall, but had the following message for SB 277 Recalls:
| “ | The recall process was established to target malfeasance by an elected official. It was not established to target an elected official because people disagree with a single decision that he or she has made."[7][8] | ” |
Path to the ballot
- See also: Laws governing recall in California
The University of California's Institute for Governmental Studies says this about the process:[9]
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The first step in a recall effort is the circulation of recall petitions. The process begins with the filing of a notice-of-intent-to-recall petition written in the proper legal language and signed by 65 voters. Once that is accomplished, the recall petition can be circulated in earnest. Petitions for the recall of statewide officers must be signed by voters equal in number to 12% of the last vote for that office, including voters from each of five counties equal in number to 1% of the last vote for the office in that county. Petitions for the recall of state legislators must equal in number to 20% of the last vote for the office. The recall ballot has two components: a yes or no vote for recall, and the names of replacement candidates, selected by the nomination process used in regular elections. The recall measure itself is successful if it passes by a majority. In that case, the replacement candidate with a simple plurality of votes wins the office. If the recall measure fails, the replacement candidate votes are ignored. The language in the recall provision is strictly procedural. Substantive grounds for recalls are not specified. Recalls can be launched to remove corrupt officials, and to remove officials whose policies and performance are found wanting. The recall is but one of several mechanisms for removing public officers. Others include the normal criminal process, impeachment, term limits, and, of course, the next election. [8] |
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| —The University of California's Institute for Governmental Studies, [9] | ||
Supporters of the recall needed to collect approximately 75,000 valid signatures to force a recall election. Paperwork to initiate the recall was filed by SB 277 Recalls on June 1. The recall failed to qualify for the ballot.[1]
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See also
- Recall campaigns in California
- Political recall efforts, 2015
- State legislative recalls
- California Eliminate Religious and Philosophical Vaccination Exemptions Referendum (2016)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 sb277recalls.com, "SB277 Senate Recalls," accessed June 15, 2015
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 thecalifornian.com, "Vaccine foes target Sen. Bill Monning for recall," accessed June 15, 2015
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Complete List of Recall Attempts," accessed December 3, 2015
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 legiscan.com, "California Senate Bill 277," accessed June 15, 2015
- ↑ huffingtonpost.com, "California Vaccine Bill Passes State Assembly," accessed June 26, 2015
- ↑ abc7news.com, "Governor Jerry Brown signs school vaccination bill," accessed August 26, 2015
- ↑ montereycountyweekly.com, "Activists against mandatory vaccine bill launch effort to recall state Sen. Bill Monning," accessed June 15, 2015
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 San Diego Reader, "How we can recall Todd Gloria," May 6, 2014, archived April 13, 2014
