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City Claims Hayes Violating Idaho Code

Item: Cd'A seeks to stop suit: Letter alleges county clerk has violated Idaho Code/Maureen Dolan, CdA Press

More here: The city of Coeur d'Alene has asked the county to back off from its decision to sue the city and its four elected officials who are the targets of an ongoing recall initiative. In a letter sent Wednesday by Coeur d'Alene Deputy City Attorney Warren Wilson to Kootenai County Prosecutor Barry McHugh and Civil Deputy Prosecutor R. David Ferguson, Wilson asks the prosecutors to drop the suit, and alleges that Kootenai County Clerk Cliff Hayes has violated Idaho Code 34-202 that compels county clerks to follow the "directives and instructions" given to them by the Secretary of State. Wilson calls for the county prosecutors to investigate Hayes' alleged violation.

Question: Are you happy/unhappy to see the city of Coeur d'Alene turn the tables on County Clerk Cliff Hayes re: his lawsuit to seemingly clarify the deadline dates for the recall attempt against Mayor Sandi Bloem & 3 council members?



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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