Because Doolittle himself turned down a plea offer and seems to be bracing for an indictment, I wanted to take a brief moment and refresh everyone’s memories about what would happen next.

First, he would need to resign from congress. Losing his seat on appropriations has already been a disaster for CA-04 and the voters deserve a Representative focusing on the people’s business, not arraignment hearings. Then, pursuant to Section 1773 of the Government Code, the Governor would need to file a “writ of election” within 14 days calling for a (section 10703 of Elections Code) Special Election on a Tuesday at least 112 days out and not more than 126 days. In short, a four to five month sprint.