U.S. Court Gives Green Light to Calif. Oct 7 Vote

[Dan-H]

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday reinstated the California recall election for Oct. 7 to determine whether voters will remove Gov. Gray Davis (news - web sites) from office.

An 11-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals (news - web sites) overturned a three-judge decision of the same court a week ago to postpone the vote until March 2004, when the state's antiquated punch card machines are replaced by newer technology.

Despite the uncertainty about the vote, state officials have in recent days pressed forward with plans to carry out an Oct. 7 vote. Candidates, including Republican actor Arnold Schwarzenegger, have continued to campaign.

good, ACLU needs to get in their mind that their lawsuits are ridiculous...

for some reason, i have a feeling that gov. Doofus, i mean Davis, will stay in office. which i guess is better than Bustamante.

[Richie]

The 9th district is so accustomed to being overturned that they're starting to handle it themselves... and save the supreme court the trouble

[Jerry Bransford]

Yay!!!