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Bustamante to set ballot date quickly, let court rule on succession process
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| Contributor | ArmyDem |
| Last Edited | ArmyDem Jul 23, 2003 04:03pm |
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| Media | Newspaper - Sacramento Bee |
| News Date | Wednesday, July 23, 2003 06:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | By Aurelio Rojas -- Bee Staff Writer
Published 2:15 a.m. PDT Wednesday, July 23, 2003
Facing the biggest decision of his career, Lt. Gov. Cruz Bustamante said Tuesday he will likely take no more than 24 hours from the day the choice is his to set the date for the recall election of Gov. Gray Davis.
But he said he will leave to an independent commission and the California Supreme Court a decision on whether he becomes governor himself -- without an election to determine a successor -- if Davis is recalled.
Under the California Constitution, the lieutenant governor sets the date for the recall election, which must take place 60 to 80 days from the day the election is certified by the secretary of state.
In an interview, Bustamante said he is leaning toward the 80-day time period.
"The day of the election depends on when the (recall is qualified)," he said. "But right now, I think 60 days is not likely. I would like to give stability to the process and make it work."
The lieutenant governor, however, said he would not call for the election of a Davis successor on the same ballot.
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