San Francisco DA Chesa Boudin to Face Recall After Petition Is Certified

Chesa Boudin (L), Leif Dautch (center), and Nancy Tung (R) deliver their platforms for the office of San Francisco district attorney on Sept. 4, 2019. Nancy Han/NTD

The San Francisco Board of Elections certified a petition on Tuesday in a public effort to recall District Attorney Chesa Boudin.

The board’s certification of the petition will force a 2022 recall election. The election board slated June 7, 2022, for the election, the date of California’s state primary, according to the Department of Elections press release.