9th Circuit Slams the Brakes on Recall

Citing Bush v. Gore, a three-judge panel of the 9th Circuit on Monday postponed California's gubernatorial recall election, saying the risk of miscounting votes is too high with the punch-card ballots still in use in some counties. A federal judge ruled last month that there was a compelling public interest in allowing the vote to proceed Oct. 7, but the 9th Circuit held that the public's interest in fair elections outweighed the state's interest in timely elections.

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