Also serving the communities of De Luz, Rainbow, Camp Pendleton, Pala and Pauma

Recall elections should be discouraged

I am bothered by the rash of recall elections across California this year. It seems to me a small minority can cause a big taxpayer expense and wasted time of our elected officials, without any skin in the game.

I would like to see legislation that would require as a part of certification of a recall petition that the petitioners be required to post a bond in the amount of the estimated election cost, to be forfeited in the event the recall fails. A similar practice is used in court cases to discourage frivolous lawsuits.

If the petitioners are confident that there is sufficient discontent with an elected official that the recall will be successful, then they can proceed without undue concern (and likely get a wealthy backer to post the bond). If not confident, then I would judge the recall to be a nuisance, a waste of taxpayer money, and a waste of people's time that could be used to solve our many problems.

Jim Dooley

 

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