LAW REQUIRES ELECTIONS OFFICE TO REJECT SIGNED RECALL PETITIONS

LAW REQUIRES ELECTIONS OFFICE TO REJECT SIGNED RECALL PETITIONS

The county elections official was forced to reject the 327 petitions signed by voters in support of a recall election for Key West City Commissioner Lissette Carey due to a statutory 30-day time limit. Jim Strebeck, the Key West resident and District IV voter leading the recall effort, told the Keys Weekly the setback is not the end of the effort. The invalidation of the recall petitions occurred separately from a lawsuit that Carey filed on Jul…