Sheriff Corpus Legal Team Seeks Emergency Relief from “Improperly Calendared” March 2025 Election Rather than a Statewide General Election

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DOCUMENT. Petition for Writ of Mandate and Complaint for Injunctive Relief from Murphy, Pearson, Bradley and Feeney law firm on January 10th, 2025 to the Superior Court of the State of California County San Mateo.

The attorneys for Petitioner Sheriff Christina Corpus are Murphy, Pearson, Bradley and Feeney, 580 California Street, Suite 1100, San Francisco.

Petition for Writ of Mandate and Complaint for Injunctive Relief

San Mateo County Sheriff Christina Corpus (“Sheriff Corpus”) seeks relief from the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors’ (“Board of Supervisors”) improper vote on December 3, 2024, to send a proposed charter amendment initiative to the ballot on March 4, 2025, and from the chief elections officer’s unlawful decision to place the initiative on the ballot. As such, Petitioner petitions this Court, and complains against Respondents San Mateo County, San Mateo County Board of Supervisors, and Mark Church, in his official capacity as Chief Elections Officer & Assessor.

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