Newsom sues own elections chief to be identified as Democrat on recall ballot

California Governor Gavin Newsom (D) sued his own elections chief after his party affiliation was not included on the recall ballot beside his name.

Newsom filed a lawsuit in Sacramento County Superior Court against California Secretary of State Shirley Weber because she did not fix a filing mistake that took Newsom's political affiliation off the ballot about 16 months ago, according to Courthouse News.

The lawsuit alleges Weber can change the ballot to identify Newsom as a Democrat since she did not certify the recall and the Lieutenant Governor has not set the election date.

Newsom's Republican challengers will have their party affiliation on the ballot.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/newsom-sues-own-elections-chief-to-be-identified-as-democrat-on-recall-ballot/ar-AALAGy2