(AP) – A circuit judge has ordered that election officials not
count votes in a ballot measure seeking the recall of the Hughes mayor.
Circuit Judge Kathleen Bell ruled Tuesday that the petition to put the recall
on the ballot was not certified in a timely manner. According to the
Times-Herald newspaper , the petition to recall Mayor Grady Collum was submitted
Aug. 10 and certified on Aug. 22.
In September, Collum sued, citing a state law that says recall petitions must
be filed between 91 and 105 days before the general election. The petition to
recall Collum was filed 90 days before the election.
Bell’s judgment notes that the measure was not certified within a 10-day
window as required under election law.
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