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City Clerk Describes Recall Process

Question (from Huckleberries reader): What exactly is the process IF there are enough signatures? Then what happens? Are the "recalled" then booted, or is there another vote?

City Clerk Susan Weathers: If the recall petitions have submitted enough signatures by June 19th, the County then has 15 business days in which to certify that they have valid signatures. That would take the process to July 10th. If the petitions are perfected, then the affected Officials have 5 days from the date I notify them to resign from office.  If they do not resign after 5 days, then the CITY CLERK calls for an election on one of the four election dates provided by I.C. and which election dates exceed 45 days from the date the affected officials respond to me in writing that they will either resign or will not resign. More here.

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D.F. Oliveria
D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.

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