California Lawmakers Debate Privacy Rights of Recall Petitioners
Proposed legislation in California that would allow targets of future recall movements to identify and contact petition signers to potentially change their minds sparked lengthy debate in a recent state Senate committee meeting.
Senate Bill 663 (SB 663) would provide data access to recall targets, allowing them to contact petition signers and correct any potential misleading information they might have received from signature gatherers.
Sen. Josh Newman (D-Fullerton), who authored the legislation, said voters are often tricked into signing recall petitions and should be more easily able to withdraw their signatures if they feel they’ve been deceived.