Kaloogian Wins!

Recall Signatures Must be Counted !
Shelley Loses in Effort to Delay Qualification of Recall

(Sacramento) – The California Third District Court of Appeal has ruled in favor of The Recall Gray Davis Committee (website: www.RecallGrayDavis.com) and its chairman, The Honorable Howard Kaloogian, and ordered that the Secretary of State “maintain a continuous count of verified signatures submitted up to, and during, the current reporting period and to make that count available to the public upon request.”

In their ruling, the justices for the court concluded that directive given by Secretary of State Shelley which allowed for a 30-day delay for verification of recall signatures was “erroneous.”

“This is a terrific victory for the people of California who have suffered under the corrupt and failed administration of Gray Davis. I am relieved that the will of the voters who signed recall petitions will be upheld and not undercut by the political games of Gray Davis’ allies,” declared Kaloogian.

In the Alternative Writ of Mandate issued by the court, Secretary of State Kevin Shelley is:

“…directed forthwith to instruct local election officials that they have a continuing duty, during a current reporting period, (a) to examine and verify the validity of signatures on sections of a recall petition upon each submission; (b) upon completion of each examination, forthwith to submit to the Secretary of State a certificate showing the result of the examination; and (c) to report every 30 days to the Secretary of State the cumulative total of all valid signatures received since the time the recall was initiated…”

The courts decision means that the 1.6 million recall signatures collected and turned in before July 16 must be counted and verified. Since this is almost twice the 897,158 required by law, a special recall election will now be called by October of this year.

“The courts have spoken, and now it is time for Secretary of State Kevin Shelley to follow the law and serve the people of California as he was elected to do,” concluded Kaloogian.

A copy of the court’s opinion can be found online at:

http://www.RecallGrayDavis.com