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TexasTowelie

(116,751 posts)
Thu Nov 25, 2021, 01:21 PM Nov 2021

Maui mayor recall signatures under review

WAILUKU, Hawaiʻi — Officials are reviewing signatures from people seeking to recall Maui's mayor over COVID-19 mandates, affordable housing, water rights and other issues.

Lead organizer Sheila Walker declined to divulge to The Maui News the number of signatures her group obtained. They need to have at least 20% of Maui County's registered voters — or 21,586 signatures — in the last general election.

The county clerk has until Dec. 10 to determine the sufficiency of the documents submitted.

“In the event the initial petition contains insufficient signatures, the recall petition may be supported by supplemental signatures, in the same manner and requirements as the recall petition," County Clerk Kathy Kaohu told the newspaper in an email. "The supplemental petition time-frame allows for 20 days to gather supplement signatures.”

Read more: https://www.hawaiipublicradio.org/local-news/2021-11-24/maui-mayor-recall-signatures-under-review

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Maui mayor recall signatures under review (Original Post) TexasTowelie Nov 2021 OP
guess elections are going out of style.... bahboo Nov 2021 #1

bahboo

(16,953 posts)
1. guess elections are going out of style....
Thu Nov 25, 2021, 01:43 PM
Nov 2021

recalls should only be for egregious actions....just went through a stupid recall in California, that cost us around $275 million. Madness....

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