California Governor Gavin Newsom is asking a judge for more time in a breach of power lawsuit he lost recently. Sutter County Superior Court Judge Sarah Heckman ruled on November 2nd that Governor Newsom abused his authority by issuing an executive order in June requiring vote-by-mail ballots to be sent to all of the state's 22 million registered voters.
California's Attorney, General Xavier Becerra, on Friday filed a motion for the Governor asking Heckman to hold off on her ruling for at least two weeks. Heckman's decision is set to be finalized by end of day Friday, November 13th.
Republican Assemblyman Kevin Kiley of Rocklin is one of the lawmakers who filed the lawsuit. He spoke with iHeartMedia about the case.
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Early Friday afternoon, the Newsom administration emailed a statement to iHeart Media.
"The tentative ruling makes clear that the Governor's statutory emergency authority is broad, and constitutional, and that the Governor has the authority, necessary in emergencies, to suspend statutes and issue orders to protect Californians," said Newsom spokesman Jesse Melgar. "Additionally, this ruling has absolutely no effect whatsoever on the current election. We strongly disagree with specific limitations the ruling places on the exercise of the Governor’s emergency authority and are evaluating next steps."