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Gray davis no recall fears { July 22 2003 } Original Source Link: (May no longer be active)    http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A31430-2003Jul22.html http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A31430-2003Jul22.html Calif. Gov. Davis: No Recall Vote Fears By ERICA WERNER The Associated Press Tuesday, July 22, 2003; 9:36 PM LOS ANGELES - Gov. Gray Davis said Tuesday he did not fear a recall election, which appeared nearly certain to qualify for the ballot this week. "If the people want me to present my credentials again, I do not fear them," Davis said during an appearance at an East Los Angeles health clinic. He predicted voters would reject a recall. "This election is not about changing governors. It's about changing direction and I am confident the voters of this state will not opt for a right-wing agenda over a progressive agenda," he said. Potential candidates to replace Davis readied their campaigns knowing they may have just days to announce their candidacies. An election would likely come in late September or early October, and under state law candidates must announce at least 59 days in advance that they plan to run. Without mentioning him by name, the governor attacked U.S. Rep. Darrell Issa, a Republican who funded the recall drive and is the only declared major-party candidate to replace Davis. "I don't think any person's personal agenda ought to be the reason to put this state through the wringer," Davis said, referring to the projected $30 million to $35 million cost of an election. Issa acknowledged during a telephone interview that he "provided the fuel" for the ballot fight. "But this recall was clearly of Gray's making," Issa said. "He created the deficit problem and the driving out of California's business. He lied about it in the last election and he has no plan to fix it. That's the reason that the voters have lost faith in Gray Davis." Elections officials in California's 58 counties have until 5 p.m. Wednesday to finish counting 1.6 million signatures and verifying them through a random sampling. Proponents need 897,158 valid signatures to get the measure on the ballot. If totals reported to the secretary of state's office Wednesday surpass 110 percent of the needed signatures, Secretary of State Kevin Shelley will certify that the recall has qualified. He could make the announcement as early as Thursday. Nearly 400,000 valid signatures had been turned in by Tuesday afternoon, secretary of state officials said, and some of the larger counties did not plan to report until Wednesday. The Contra Costa Times reported on its Web site that it surveyed 26 of the largest counties and found they had already verified 959,964 signatures, just shy of the 110 percent mark. Supporters of the governor were still pursuing a court challenge to stop Shelley from certifying the recall until a hearing on their allegations that signatures were gathered illegally. No action had been taken on an appeal they filed Monday. Besides Issa, potential GOP candidates include actor Arnold Schwarzenegger and businessman Bill Simon. Schwarzenegger was returning Tuesday from promoting "Terminator 3" in Europe. The actor's political advisers say they expect him to run. Simon, who ran unsuccessfully against Davis last year, has been preparing for a campaign though he hasn't announced a final decision. A recall ballot would have two parts: Voters would vote yes or no on recalling Davis, and would then choose from a list of candidates to replace him. © 2003 The Associated Press

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