A conservative radio host and advocate of the Gas Tax Repeal Initiative in California vowed that he will seek to recall the state’s Attorney General Xavier Becerra.
On Monday, Carl DeMaio released a statement alleging that Becerra misled voters by intentionally writing an unclear title for Proposition 6, the Gas Tax Repeal Initiative. He threatened to use recall to punish the attorney general if the ballot measure fails.
DeMaio said, “Voters who wanted to vote YES on Prop 6 have been deceived into voting NO—all because the Attorney General bowed to special interest pressure to remove ‘Gas Tax Repeal Initiative’ from the ballot and replace them with an intentionally false and deceptive title.”
Over a million Californians support gas tax repeal petition
Last year, Governor Jerry Brown signed into law SB 1 also known as Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017. The law authorizes tax increases on diesel and gas. Additionally, the law authorizes a new annual vehicle fee between $25 and $175 and a $100 fee on zero-emission vehicles.
