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Huckleberries Has Learned That …

Originally posted at 3:13 p.m. today

... Anti-Recall organizers Sara Meyer and Jennifer Drake have found 4 petitions signed by Rodney Bitterman, the RecallCDA petition gatherer that was subject of an investigation after being recorded giving out false information to collect signatures on Tubbs Hill. The petitions were all dated around April 29 and the beginning of May. Ultimately, county Prosecutor Barry McHugh decided not to file charges against Bitterman reasoning that Bitterman didn't knowingly provide false information to collect signatures, which is a felony in Idaho. But it would be interesting if these four petitions could stand legal muster if the number of signatures needed for recall barely succeeds. Stay tuned.

Question: Can anyone open these large pdf files?



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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