Secretary of State appealing ruling that would allow Vince Fong to run for Kevin McCarthy's seat

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- The California Secretary of State is appealing a ruling from a Sacramento Superior Court justice that would let Vince Fong to participate the contention to capable Congressman Kevin McCarthy's seat.

Secretary Shirley Weber antecedently announced Fong would beryllium removed from the ballot due to the fact that helium had already filed for re-election to the authorities assembly.

The 2024 contention to find who volition correspond parts of Fresno, Kern, Kings and Tulare counties continues to origin turmoil.

Weber announced Friday she volition entreaty the ruling of a Sacramento justice aft the result of a suit determined Assemblyman Vince Fong tin tally for the 20th legislature district.

"We're looking astatine the process of perchance filing to intervene and articulation the appeal," said David Giglio, California's 20th legislature territory candidate.

Republican campaigner David Giglio says helium believes it is not a governmental contented but a ineligible one.

"We person to person the aforesaid modular for everybody. This isn't a D oregon an R issue; this is astir the law, and we can't expect others to travel a instrumentality if we are not going to travel a instrumentality erstwhile we don't privation to," said Giglio.

This each started erstwhile Valley congressman Kevin McCarthy announced helium was resigning from his spot astatine the extremity of the year.

While Fong primitively said helium would not run, helium told Action News 2 weeks agone wherefore helium changed his mind.

"But Shannon Grove is simply a friend, and erstwhile she decided not to run, I decided to measurement successful to guarantee that we, arsenic a community, are unified astir the astir proven blimpish leader," said Assemblyman Vince Fong (R) Bakersfield.

However, the caput of authorities announced helium would not beryllium allowed to tally due to the fact that it violates authorities predetermination law, which prohibits a campaigner from moving for much than 1 race.

But Fong filed a lawsuit, and connected Thursday, a justice decided helium could run.

Fong released a connection aft the decision, stating successful part, "((the)) ruling is simply a triumph for the voters of the 20th Congressional District, who volition present person the accidental to prime the campaigner of their prime successful the March 5th election."

Now, the certified database of candidates for California's superior elections shows Fong for some State Assembly Member District 32 and the United States Representative District 20.

Which Giglio says is not right.

"This is besides unfair to his assembly constituents who present person -- there's cipher moving against him. They're perchance going to beryllium near without an assemblyman," said Giglio.

In summation to announcing the appeal, Weber released a connection astir the determination of the case:

"I powerfully disagree with the result of this case, and I americium gravely acrophobic astir the consequences of today's ruling. I bash agree, however, with the Court's expressed interest that this ruling 'may effect successful elector disorder and the disenfranchisement of voters, if Fong is yet elected for some offices but does not clasp one."

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