• Font Size    
E-mail

Close Window E-mail This Page

Anti-Gang 'Jamiel's' Law Doesn't Make May Ballot

Required fields are marked with an asterisk(*)

The information you provide will be used only to send the requested e-mail and will not be used to send any other e-mail communications. Read more in our Privacy Policy

Send E-mail

   Print     Share +   
Dec 11, 2008 1:24 pm US/Pacific

Anti-Gang 'Jamiel's' Law Doesn't Make May Ballot

LOS ANGELES (AP) ― The city clerk's office says backers of a measure that would increase immigration checks on gang members suspected of being in the country illegally have failed to gather enough signatures to put it on the May ballot.

Maria Garcia, a spokeswoman for the city clerk's elections division, said Thursday supporters of "Jamiel's Law" turned in nearly 19,000 signatures -- about 55,000 fewer than required.

Garcia says proponents initially claimed to have gathered about 76,000 signatures.

The proposed measure was named "Jamiel's Law" for a high school football player who was shot and killed March 2. Prosecutors say the man accused of killing him was in the country illegally.

Shaw's father says he is disappointed but intends to pursue a similar law at the county level.

(© 2009 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.)

You need the latest Flash player to view video content.
Click here to download.

Click here to bypass this detection if you already have the latest Flash Player.

Los Angeles News

Top News Stories

© MMIX, CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved.