The recall of California Gov. Gavin Newsom is a perfectly constitutional exercise, but that hasn’t stopped a few desperate supporters from trying to cancel the election single-handedly.

A complaint filed in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California asserts that California’s recall process violates the equal protection clause. The two-part recall asks voters first if they want to recall Newsom, then who they want to replace him if voters do decide to remove him from the job. This, according to the plaintiffs, means that Newsom could be replaced by a candidate who receives fewer votes than he does, making the election unconstitutional.

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