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Newsom Can Say Recall Is GOP 'Power Grab' in Official Voter Guide, Judge Tentatively Rules
BY ALEXANDRA HUTZLER ON 8/4/21 AT 4:27 PM
ACalifornia judge tentatively ruled in favor of Governor Gavin Newsom on Wednesday, saying he can keep references to the recall being a Republican-led effort in an official election guide.
Sacramento Superior Court Judge Laurie Earl made the tentative ruling just days after top supporters of the recall filed a lawsuit to block him from using such language.
Earl wrote in her decision that Newsom persuasively demonstrated that the recall effort "was clearly spearheaded by Republicans," noting that the two of the petitioners—Orrin Heatlie and Mike Netter—describe themselves as "lead proponents" of the recall and are registered Republicans.