More complaints are being lodged against California Secretary of State Shirley Weber as the recall election date gets closer and closer. Now, former San Diego mayor-turned Gavin Newsom challenger, Kevin Faulconer is suing Weber after she blocked the use of his preferred ballot designation.

Fox News reports:

“Clearly Gavin Newsom and his allies are sweating bullets about our campaign,” Faulconer campaign communications director John Burke said in a statement. “The California Democrat Party knows Mayor Faulconer is the biggest threat to ending one-party rule in Sacramento. Change is coming to California, and these partisan attempts to hide important ballot information from voters won’t save Newsom from being recalled.”

Faulconer served as mayor of San Diego from 2014 until 2020. His lawsuit argues that “retired San Diego mayor” is the “most accurate description of Mr. Faulconer’s most recent occupation” and notes that state elections code only prohibits use of the word “former.”

In an amicus brief backing Weber’s decision, Rusty Hicks, chair of the California Democratic Party, argued Faulconer should not be referred to as “retired San Diego mayor” because he has continued to work as a government adviser and college professor since leaving office.

“Although Mr. Faulconer doesn’t want to use his current professions on his official ballot designation when he runs as a replacement candidate in the gubernatorial recall election and instead wants to refer to his former position as Mayor of San Diego, the State’s elections law and related regulations could not be more clear,” Hicks said.

Republican challenger Larry Elder also accused Weber and her office of trying to sabotage Republicans in an effort to keep Democrat governor Newsom in power.