Title

Progressivist Origins of the 2003 California Gubernatorial Recall

Abstract

Progressivist Origins of the 2003 California Gubernatorial Recall, was written in Sacramento in the midst of the first statewide recall of an elected official in California. The paper explores the nature of the recall procedure and its implementation in the state, and is chiefly an inquiry into the relatedness of the current incarnation and its Progressivist root. It focuses particularly on the recall of Governor Gray Davis, and details how shifting attitudes towards public participation have altered the procedure over time.

Disciplines

Constitutional Law | Law | Law and Politics | Law and Society | Legal History | Legislation | Social Welfare Law | State and Local Government Law

Date of this Version

December 2003