On July 20, Larry Elder filed a lawsuit in Superior Court in Sacramento to get on the September 14 recall gubernatorial ballot. He had been excluded because he didn’t redact his Social Security number from his tax returns. Apparently this was an inadvertent error. His lawsuit argues that the Secretary of State had the authority to redact the number; alternatively, his failure to redact the number harms no one except himself. The lawsuit has a hearing July 21, Wednesday. Thanks to Frank Morano for this link, which is an interview with Elder, and which explains the situation near the beginning. UPDATE: here is Elder’s brief. Thanks to Thomas Jones for the link to the brief.

The California Secretary of State’s office says Larry Elder is not on the ballot for the September 14, 2021 gubernatorial election because he did not completely furnish his federal income tax returns. It is possible that Elder will sue.

In accordance with a California law passed a few years ago, the Secretary of State has posted federal income tax returns for candidates for Governor in the upcoming September 14, 2021 election. Use this link. The page is not yet complete, and is continuing to add new entries. Thanks to California Politico for the link.