California: Group looks to save Sheriff’s office with ballot measure
A group in Compton is trying to get a measure on the ballot that would prevent the city from ending its contract with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department without a vote of residents. A group led by former City Clerk Charles Davis, with backing from the sheriff’s deputies union, submitted petitions to the city Wednesday for a ballot measure that would modify Compton’s charter. The petitioners submitted 9,898 signatures, well over the 15% of registered voters required to call a special election. Compton currently has 40,197 registered voters, according to the clerk’s office, which would set the mark at 6,030.