Challenge to Election Rival Is Thrown Out
A Sacramento judge Tuesday rejected Assemblyman Tom Umberg’s bid to remove Orange County Supervisor Lou Correa from the June primary ballot for the 34th state Senate District.
Both are vying in the Democratic primary to replace Sen. Joe Dunn (D-Santa Ana), who is running for state controller.
Umberg (D-Anaheim), alleged that Correa had collected 41 signatures beyond the legal limit, challenging the Orange County registrar’s decision to accept his candidacy papers.
On Tuesday the judge disagreed, ruling that the registrar acted reasonably, said Benjamin de Mayo, county counsel. Registrars have discretion in such cases, and the county provided information that helped Correa’s case.
“The judge saw through this bogus lawsuit,” Correa said.
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