Why didn’t the state combine the recall election with the regularly scheduled local November elections?
Because recall elections must occur within 60 to 80 days of the recall petition’s being certified.
Secretary of State Kevin Shelley certified the petition July 23. According to the rules laid out in the California Constitution, the election had to be scheduled on a Tuesday between Sept. 21 and Oct. 7.
The October date was chosen because it provided the longest possible period for candidates to get into the race and gave county registrars the maximum amount of time to prepare for the election.
Forty-two of California’s 58 counties have local elections scheduled for November.
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