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Effort to recall New Orleans' first female mayor fails

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The effort to recall Democratic New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell has failed, following an official count of petition signatures released by the Louisiana governor's office Tuesday. The petition sheets contained over 67,000 signatures, most where declared invalid by the registrar. Recall organizers sued officials, saying the rolls were inflated with hundreds of dead people and thousands of people who have moved away.

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Associated Press News

Effort to recall New Orleans' first female mayor fails

The effort to recall New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell has failed. Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards announced Tuesday the number of valid signatures needed to force a referendum was short

1 year ago·United States

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abc News

Effort to recall New Orleans' first female mayor fails

The effort to recall New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell has failed

1 year ago·United States

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KRDO

Effort to recall New Orleans' first female mayor fails

BATON, Rouge, La. (AP) — The effort to recall New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell has failed. Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards announced Tuesday the number of valid signatures needed to force a referendum was short by nearly 18,000. Recall efforts against Cantrell, the first woman to serve as New Orleans’ mayor, began last August. She was easily reelected in 2021, but has since faced numerous problems, including violent crime and fitful progress on…

1 year ago·Colorado Springs, United States

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KIFI

Effort to recall New Orleans' first female mayor fails

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — The effort to recall New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell has failed. Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards announced Tuesday the number of valid signatures needed to force a referendum was short by nearly 18,000. Recall efforts against Cantrell, the first woman to serve as New Orleans’ mayor, began last August. She

1 year ago·Idaho Falls, United States

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Winnipeg Free Press

Effort to recall New Orleans' first female mayor fails

BATON, Rouge, La. (AP) — The effort to recall Democratic New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell has failed, following an official count of petition signatures released by the Louisiana governor’s office […]

1 year ago·Winnipeg, Canada

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National Post

Effort to recall New Orleans' first female mayor fails

BATON, Rouge, La. (AP) -- The effort to recall Democratic New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell has failed, following an official count of petition signatures released by the Louisiana governor's office Tuesday.

1 year ago·Canada

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