Supporters of the effort to recall Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price are taking every opportunity to pressure the county Board of Supervisors to call a special election as soon as possible.
The group Save Alameda For Everyone held its second rally and press conference in as many weeks Tuesday to remind supervisors and the county’s top election official, Tim Dupuis, of what they believe their legal responsibilities are.
SAFE members alleged that the supervisors already violated county election rules when they declined to set an election date at their April 16 meeting following Dupuis’ determination that recall supporters had collected enough valid signatures to put the issue before voters.
“So the board actually failed in their responsibility to set an election date, a special election date, and it should have been within 35 to 40 days,” said SAFE campaign manager Chris Moore.
Now SAFE says that if the board fails to set a special election date of sometime between late July and early September at its April 30 meeting, they will be in violation of state rules.