BREAKING: Recall effort of Seattle Councilwoman Kshama Sawant can proceed. Court finds 4 of 6 accusations brought forth represent "substantial conduct clearly amounting to misfeasance, malfeasance, or a violation of the oath of office" for which there is "no legal justification."
Accusations deemed justification for recall:
-Sawant relinquished duties of office to outside political org
-Misused city resources
-Misused position by letting protesters into City Hall
-Led protest to mayor's house despite it being protected by a state program due to threats
-Sawant relinquished duties of office to outside political org
-Misused city resources
-Misused position by letting protesters into City Hall
-Led protest to mayor's house despite it being protected by a state program due to threats
Next steps: Recall can proceed to signature gathering phase. Roughly 11,000 signatures are needed (25% of the number of votes cast in election). If they get that, voters would decide in 2021 whether Sawant stays in office. Worth noting that recalls are rarely successful.
An interesting note: These are the same accusations Mayor Durkan made when she asked the Council to investigate Sawant this summer. Durkan is a former United States attorney.
The attorney arguing the pro-recall side today was John McKay ... a former United States Attorney.
The attorney arguing the pro-recall side today was John McKay ... a former United States Attorney.
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