{"id":103974,"date":"2021-09-16T11:37:34","date_gmt":"2021-09-16T18:37:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/?p=103974"},"modified":"2021-09-16T11:38:43","modified_gmt":"2021-09-16T18:38:43","slug":"george-gascon-recall-effort-being-restarted","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/2021\/09\/16\/george-gascon-recall-effort-being-restarted\/","title":{"rendered":"George Gasc\u00f3n recall effort being restarted"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><figure id=\"attachment_103975\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-103975\" style=\"width: 558px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/George-Gascon-image-via-georgegascon.com_.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-103975\" src=\"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/George-Gascon-image-via-georgegascon.com_.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"558\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/George-Gascon-image-via-georgegascon.com_.jpg 558w, https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/George-Gascon-image-via-georgegascon.com_-300x242.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 558px) 100vw, 558px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-103975\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gasc\u00f3n. [Image via GeorgeGasc\u00f3n.com]<\/figcaption><\/figure>With their original recall campaign falling short, organizers of an effort to oust Los Angeles County District Attorney <strong>George Gasc\u00f3n<\/strong> announced Thursday they have formed a new political committee and will start again from scratch.<\/p>\n<p>According to a statement from organizers, the original recall effort was hampered by COVID-19 pandemic health mandates, along with a &#8220;premature start.&#8221; Therefore, the effort will be restarted under a new campaign committee known as &#8220;<em>Recall District Attorney George Gasc\u00f3n.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center; margin-top: 20px; margin-bottom: 20px; \" id=\"theav-1564400099\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4504301096758439\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4504301096758439\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5907184250\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;The reset will allow Recall District Attorney George Gasc\u00f3n to gather necessary financial resources prior to starting the 160-day period for signature collection, rather than play catch up,&#8221; according to organizers. &#8220;The committee will be filing an updated petition with the Los Angeles County Registrar of Voters shortly.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Despite the failure of the original effort, organizers said they remain committed to recalling Gasc\u00f3n, who has come under fire from critics for a progressive agenda that has included directives against seeking the death penalty and dropping sentence-enhancing allegations in criminal cases.<\/p>\n<p>Gasc\u00f3n has repeatedly defended his policies, saying his stances were well known during his campaign and his election signified public support of his agenda.<\/p>\n<p>In their statement, recall organizers said, &#8220;Make no mistake, this is not a white flag &#8212; it is a double-down on our efforts.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>A campaign spokesman told the <em>Los Angeles Times<\/em> the original recall drive had collected about 200,000 signatures. The group needed about 580,000 signatures by Oct. 26 to force a recall election.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With their original recall campaign falling short, organizers of an effort to oust Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gasc\u00f3n announced Thursday they have formed a new political committee and will start again from scratch. 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