{"id":109317,"date":"2022-07-06T18:12:06","date_gmt":"2022-07-07T01:12:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/?p=109317"},"modified":"2022-07-06T18:12:21","modified_gmt":"2022-07-07T01:12:21","slug":"gascon-recall-supporters-submit-petition-signatures-to-election-office","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/2022\/07\/06\/gascon-recall-supporters-submit-petition-signatures-to-election-office\/","title":{"rendered":"Gasc\u00f3n recall supporters submit petition signatures to election office"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gasc\u00f3n [Image via LA County]<\/figcaption><\/figure>Organizers of an effort to recall Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gasc\u00f3n<\/strong> submitted roughly 717,000 petition signatures to election officials Wednesday in hopes of putting the fate of the county’s top law enforcement officer in the hands of voters.<\/p>\n

“We’re turning in everything right now,” Tim Lineberger<\/strong> of the Recall DA George Gascon<\/em> campaign told City News Service<\/em> just after 3 p.m. Wednesday, July 6, as the petitions were being submitted to the county Registrar-Recorder\/County Clerk’s Office.\u00a0The county now has 30 days to verify if enough valid signatures were collected. At least 566,857 valid petition signatures are required to force a recall election.<\/p>\n

Gasc\u00f3n has been under fire virtually since taking office, when he issued a series of directives critics have blasted as being soft on crime. The directives include a rule against seeking the death penalty, a ban on transferring juvenile defendants to adult court and prohibitions on filing sentencing-enhancements in most cases.\u00a0Gasc\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

In a statement Tuesday, July 5, recall organizers said residents “have spoken in a resounding way,” noting the sheer number of people who have signed petitions and pointing to 37 cities in the county that have taken “no- confidence” votes in Gasc\u00f3n.<\/p>\n

“The sheer magnitude of this effort, and time and investment required to get to this point, show how strong the public desire is to remove George Gasc\u00f3n from office,” according to the campaign. “From day one, this recall has been led by the very victims who Gasc\u00f3n has abandoned, ignored and dismissed.\u00a0\u00a0When the recall qualifies, he will not be able to ignore them any longer.”<\/p>\n

Gasc\u00f3n, asked about the recall during a Tuesday news conference, declined to comment. He defended his record in various interviews Wednesday, telling ABC7 his office has filed charges in felony cases at the same rate as his predecessor, deflecting allegations that he is soft on crime.<\/p>\n

“The recall rules are fairly lax in the state of California, it requires a very low threshold,” Gasc\u00f3n told the station. “You don’t have to show criminal intent. You don’t have to show malfeasance. It’s very easy. We don’t like you, boom. We want to start a recall. But, be as it may, I understand the process and we’re ready. If they get the signatures, we feel very strongly that we will succeed. If they don’t get the signatures, I’m sure there will be another recall attempt.”<\/p>\n

Gasc\u00f3n has softened on some of his hard-line directives in recent months, and a state appeals court panel recently sided with a lawsuit filed by his own prosecutors trying to block orders against filing sentencing enhancements or prior-strike allegations.<\/p>\n

The recall drive gained some late fuel following questions about prosecutors’ handling of a criminal case against a man who last month fatally shot two El Monte police officers. Critics said gunman Justin William Flores<\/strong> had a history of arrests but was given a plea deal last year that allowed him to avoid any jail time for possession of a weapon, ammunition and methamphetamine.\u00a0Gasc\u00f3n held a news conference to defend the handling of the case, saying the plea deal was appropriate under the circumstances.<\/p>\n

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