POL Virginia: bill introduced to raise number of signatures required to recall politicians there

[Dennis Olson]

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HB 842 Removal of public officers; petition requirements, signature requirements.
Introduced by: Paul E. Krizek (by request) | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Removal of public officers; petition requirements; signature requirements.
Clarifies that the requirement that a petition for the removal of a public officer be signed under penalty of perjury applies only to the person or persons filing such petition with the circuit court. Registered voters signing the petition for purposes of reaching the required number of signatures shall not be required to sign under penalty of perjury. The bill also increases the required number of signatures to a number of registered voters in the locality equal to 25 percent, up from 10 percent, of the total number of votes cast at the last election for the office, and requires the signatures to be collected within a 60-day period.
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• 01/07/20 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20100729D pdf | impact statement

 

[20Gauge]

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HB 842 Removal of public officers; petition requirements, signature requirements.
Introduced by: Paul E. Krizek (by request) | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Removal of public officers; petition requirements; signature requirements.
Clarifies that the requirement that a petition for the removal of a public officer be signed under penalty of perjury applies only to the person or persons filing such petition with the circuit court. Registered voters signing the petition for purposes of reaching the required number of signatures shall not be required to sign under penalty of perjury. The bill also increases the required number of signatures to a number of registered voters in the locality equal to 25 percent, up from 10 percent, of the total number of votes cast at the last election for the office, and requires the signatures to be collected within a 60-day period.
FULL TEXT

• 01/07/20 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20100729D pdf | impact statement

and it must be submitted on the 5th Tuesday of the second blue moon of the year. All signatories must be members of the same party of the candidate being recalled, failure to verify such voids all signatures gathered up to that point.... etc.....


Yep, now we just made it so you can never remove us from office....take that!

Sorry I was channeling one of the Democrats in Virginia

 

[David Nettleton]

They're thinkin' ahead, huh?

 

[Sacajawea]

IIRC, there is already a petition circulating to remove the governor. Maybe it was just a rumor.

 

[rhughe13]

Dang and we all thought Obama was going to be a dictator. Virginia is becoming worse than California.

 

[MountainBiker]

It sure looks like the Dems in VA are going to go for everything that has ever been on their wish list while they have a super majority. They must know they will lose it come the next election.

 

[vector7]

Imagine if the Dems had the WH and Senate too?

 

[Hawke]

"Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable"
- John F. Kennedy (a Democrat, funny enough)

The Dems in Virginia are doing everything they can to push the gun owners there to the absolute limit.

 

[DazedandConfused]

Welcome to the Twilight Zone..

 

[Randy in Arizona]

Virginia Democratic Legiscritter, rope, tall tree. Some assembly required.

519

 

[Seeker22]

Can they amend that to let people in other states that have interstate commerce with Virginia (products shipped there, truckers that have to drive through but reside in or work for companies in other states. etc.) sign that petition as well. Seeing as the new "laws" put their safety and profit at severe risk. This governor needs to go.

 

[bw]

Wonder how that compares to other states' laws.

 

[Housecarl]

They're thinkin' ahead, huh?

Yup.

 

[poppy]

That's why liberals love Muzzies. They both use the same tactic of getting elected and then changing rules to keep themselves in power.

 

[Dozdoats]

They're getting worried.

"Those who make peaceful revolution recall impossible will make violent revolution ballistic recall inevitable"

 

[Publius]

So how is it one must be a registered voter to be subject to what they are doing to the people? Or is it citizens that are not registered to vote are exempt from any of the laws they pass?

 

[Jeep]

Democrats love to change the rules when is suits them, just look at the House with Piglosi, Shifty, and the rest of the clown circus in Washington.

 

[Dennis Olson]

bump

 

[Sacajawea]

OT, but interesting in odd ways...

WV's legislature adopted a resolution asking Frederick Co, VIRGINIA to consider joining the state and leave Virginia. I'll be trying to find out more about this today.

 

[Gercarson]

So . . . "they" can pass a bill that will protect them and their agenda without any recourse. Next bill will be (notice that it does NOT need a citizen approval to pass a bill) that they are elected for life and cannot be removed for ANY reason. If this can happen so cavalierly then why not? They are able to change the Constitution and various other dyed in the wool laws and regulations, that should be easy peasy.

 

[Dosadi]

the reason they want to disarm free men is because they aim to do things they may need shootin for

Same same

They aim to do things for which free men want to remove them by recalling.

Scribbles on paper so they can "win" the monopoly game.

Free men are past playing games; might wanna keep that in mind.