Former State Legislator Files for Referendum to Overturn California’s New Vaccine Law

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Tim Donnelly, former state assemblyman, shown in 2012: 'Gov. Jerry Brown signed away a parent’s right to choose what’s best for their child.' Photo by Erin Tyler/Flickr

By Jon Brooks, KQED News/State of Health

Well, that didn’t take long.

Former California Assemblyman and ex-gubernatorial candidate Tim Donnelly Wednesday filed paperwork with the Office of the Attorney General for a referendum that would overturn California’s brand-new law ending personal belief exemptions for vaccines. Donnelly filed the request just one day after Gov. Jerry Brown signed SB277 into law.

Donnelly, a tea party conservative who hosts an Inland Empire talk radio show on KIXW-AM, posted his displeasure with the new law on Facebook Tuesday.

Read the complete story at KQED News/State of Health.

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