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Rules Committee amends and pauses recall‑process changes after heated public debate
Summary
Supervisors adopted amendments to extend the initiation window for recall petitions and to add interim‑appointment restrictions, but continued the measure to allow more public review after opponents called it a power grab and supporters cited outsized outside funding of recalls.
The Rules Committee on Jan. 31 amended a proposed charter change that would extend the window for initiating recall petitions from six to 12 months after an official assumes office, restrict submission timing where a recall election would overlap regularly scheduled elections, and bar an interim officer appointed after a recall from being a candidate in a subsequent vacancy election.
The measure…
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