Voters toss 4 politicians from city office, but they just vote themselves back in * WorldNetDaily * by Bob Unruh
Democrats, for years already, have insisted that President Donald Trump is such a dictator, a “Hitler,” that he won’t ever leave office.
Of course, he did, in a routine although slightly snarky transfer to the Biden White House after that 2020 vote.
But they still say he won’t. He’ll “cancel” elections. He’ll declare himself president for life. He’ll even use, the extremists claim, the military to keep control.
All of the doomsayers, perhaps, should be watching one city in far-left California, where four city officials were removed from office by voters, but have refused to leave.
They simply voted to stay in power.
It is happening in Avenal, California, near Fresno, where the dispute already has embroiled the state, which has authorize a rare quo warranto legal case demanding the city officials justify their tenure as mayor and city council members.
The recall some weeks ago was because residents were infuriated the officials discontinued working with a county fire department and decided to start their own, at a huge cost to the city.
The recall vote was held, and all who were up for recall, were.
Kings County certified the results removing Mayor Alvaro Preciado and council members, Leticia Gamez, David Reynosa and Pablo Hernandze.
But they say since the election was held by the county, not the city, it’s invalid.
Then the recalled officials met and voted to keep themselves in office.
They have prompted a warning from the sheriff they are not authorized to use any public money for anything, and state Attorney General Rob Bonta’s office has authorized, as required, the procedure in court called quo warranto.
The Washington Examiner reported, “The dispute has turned the small farming community about an hour southwest of Fresno into the unlikely setting for a local-government sequel to election-denial politics, with residents and recalled officials locked in a fight over who actually won and who still gets to govern.”
The recalled members had been in court asking that the election count be halted, but the 5th District Court of Appeal declined to intervene.
The state’s approval of the quo warranto action means the recall supporters now can sue. Bonta had opined, “the application raises a substantial legal issue and resolution of that issue would serve the public interest.”
Anarchy grips California town as council overrules its own recall, locals threaten members
A bitter political fight in a small Central California city spiraled into chaos last week after three elected officials who were ousted in a recall election voted to keep their seats anyway… pic.twitter.com/I7mFCU1UI8— Mike Netter (@nettermike) June 17, 2026
The City of Avenal is responding after California Attorney General Rob Bonta granted permission for a lawsuit seeking to remove four Avenal City Council members from office following a voter-approved recall election earlier this year.
FULL STORY: https://t.co/baBVNGQrTn pic.twitter.com/PBnxh6WsCh— FOX26 News (@KMPHFOX26) June 18, 2026
Bob Unruh