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Jack Hanson

Lassen County District 5 Supervisor

RECALL PETITION CERTIFIED

Recalled on September 10, 2013

Writ of Mandate filed on August 10, 2012 was granted on 4/10/13 and re-affirmed on 4/16/13

[See Court Ruling at the April 16, 2013 posting below]

County Clerk Bustamante claimed there were 2,384 registered voters in District 5 when she approved the Jack Hanson Recall Petitions

596 valid signatures are needed for the Recall Election of Jack Hanson

County Clerk Julie Bustamante certified only 596 signatures. ODD ?

May 24, 2013

LASSEN COUNTY CLERK CERTIFIES RECALL ELECTION

April 25, 2013

Lassen County Clerk Must File

Jack Hanson Recall Signature Sufficiency

by May 29, 2013

California Secretary of State Rules on Local Recalls

California Election Code states the Lassen County Clerk has 30 days from the Courts ruling (April 16) to certify the Recall Petitions signatures. Due to the fact the Lassen County Clerk floated several signature requirements to the petition proponents, the Court ordered Bustamante to state a number that she would have to comply with.

County Clerk Julie Bustamante gave the Court 596 signatures that were needed to certify the Jack Hanson Recall Petition.

The Election Code states that 25% of registered voters, in Supervisor Jack Hanson's District 5, need to sign the Recall Petition. The Proponents of the Jack Hanson Recall collected over 700 signatures.

Currently there are 2,521 registered voters in District 5.

If the Recall Petition receives a Certificate of Sufficiency from the County Clerk, the Board of Supervisors have 14 days to determine the Recall Election Date (Election Code 11240). The Recall Election must be held not less than 88 days and not more than 125 days from the issuance of the Certificate of Sufficiency (Election Code 11242)

If County Clerk Julie Bustamante does not issue a Certificate of Sufficiency by May 29, 2013, the Proponents have 21 days to review Bustamante's challenged signatures.

If the petition is found to be "insufficient by the County Clerk", the Proponents whose names are listed on the Notice of Intention must be allowed to examine the petition signatures in order to ascertain which signatures were disqualified and the reasons therefore, Election Code 11301

Reference: page 24, Recall Election Rules

If the Jack Hanson Recall is successful then the Successor with the highest number of votes wins the remainder of Hanson's term. Jack Hanson was elected [with no opposition] in 2010. Jack Hanson received 889 votes. 932 votes were cast.

Over 700 signatures were obtained to Recall Hanson

79% of District 5 Want Hanson Removed

A NOTICE IS REQUIRED TO BE POSTED BY THE LASSEN COUNTY CLERK FOR DISTRICT 5 REGISTERED VOTERS WISHING TO RUN FOR OFFICE

April 16, 2013

Judge Ervin Re-affirms Tentative Ruling

April 10, 2013

WRIT OF MANDATE GRANTED

COURT FINDS BUSTAMANTE OBJECTIONS MINUSCULE

HANSON RECALL PETITION WILL PROCEED

The next hurdle for the Recall Petition is that Bustamante will attempt to disqualify signatures. With Bustamante's history of shenanigans, this process should be closely monitored and challenged if necessary.

If the County Clerk does not try this, the Recall of Lassen County Supervisor Jack Hanson should proceed.