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California Recall: To Vote or Not to Vote
Aired September 16, 2003 - 06:07 ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
CAROL COSTELLO, CNN ANCHOR: It's time for your daily dose of California politics now. Hanging chads have hung up the recall election. This morning, attorneys fighting for an election are figuring out what to do.
As you might have heard, a federal appeals court has ordered the recall election postponed.
Kelly Wallace outlines why.
(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)
KELLY WALLACE, CNN WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENT: As early as today, the proponents of the California recall movement could seek an immediate emergency stay from the U.S. Supreme Court. This means that the nation's highest court, which made the controversial decision to settle the 2000 presidential race, will likely step in to settle another election dispute.
Yesterday, the three-judge federal appeals panel sided with the American Civil Liberties Union and ruled that if the election were held next month, approximately 40,000 voters would not have their votes counted, because they would be using the punch card ballots. Those ballots have been declared problematic by the federal courts ever since the 2000 disputed presidential election.
Now, Republican candidates quickly condemned the ruling. State Senator Tom McClintock called the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals the most reversed court in the land. Arnold Schwarzenegger said the people have spoken, and that the election should be held on October 7.
The man who is likely to benefit most by this ruling: Democratic Governor Gray Davis. He had been pushing for a postponement of the recall election until the March presidential primary. That is when traditionally more voters head to the polls. But he reacted cautiously to the ruling. He said this has all been a political rollercoaster, and that he is acting as if the election will take place as scheduled until he is told otherwise.
Kelly Wallace, CNN, reporting from Los Angeles.
(END VIDEOTAPE)
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Aired September 16, 2003 - 06:07 ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
CAROL COSTELLO, CNN ANCHOR: It's time for your daily dose of California politics now. Hanging chads have hung up the recall election. This morning, attorneys fighting for an election are figuring out what to do.
As you might have heard, a federal appeals court has ordered the recall election postponed.
Kelly Wallace outlines why.
(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)
KELLY WALLACE, CNN WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENT: As early as today, the proponents of the California recall movement could seek an immediate emergency stay from the U.S. Supreme Court. This means that the nation's highest court, which made the controversial decision to settle the 2000 presidential race, will likely step in to settle another election dispute.
Yesterday, the three-judge federal appeals panel sided with the American Civil Liberties Union and ruled that if the election were held next month, approximately 40,000 voters would not have their votes counted, because they would be using the punch card ballots. Those ballots have been declared problematic by the federal courts ever since the 2000 disputed presidential election.
Now, Republican candidates quickly condemned the ruling. State Senator Tom McClintock called the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals the most reversed court in the land. Arnold Schwarzenegger said the people have spoken, and that the election should be held on October 7.
The man who is likely to benefit most by this ruling: Democratic Governor Gray Davis. He had been pushing for a postponement of the recall election until the March presidential primary. That is when traditionally more voters head to the polls. But he reacted cautiously to the ruling. He said this has all been a political rollercoaster, and that he is acting as if the election will take place as scheduled until he is told otherwise.
Kelly Wallace, CNN, reporting from Los Angeles.
(END VIDEOTAPE)
TO ORDER A VIDEO OF THIS TRANSCRIPT, PLEASE CALL 800-CNN-NEWS OR USE OUR SECURE ONLINE ORDER FORM LOCATED AT www.fdch.com.
