Recall Battle Over Providence Councilman Takes a New Turn, Jackson’s Attorney Challenges Validity
Saturday, October 15, 2016
The effort to recall Providence City Councilman Kevin Jackson is the latest Providence political battle. Recently, a group of residents submitted the necessary number of signatures to start the recall process.
The multi-step process initially requires that 300 voters sign the petition. Once the process is qualified, twenty percent of the voters in the Third Ward would need to sign petitions in support of the recall effort.
In a letter to Claudia Haugen, who chairs the Providence Board of Canvassers, Jackson’s lawyer Artin Coloian charges that the process is flawed and has requested a formal hearing.
GET THE LATEST BREAKING NEWS HERE -- SIGN UP FOR GOLOCAL FREE DAILY EBLAST“He (Jackson) is hereby requesting a hearing to challenge the validity of the documents submitted in support of the above stated Declaration, on information and or belief we have discovered violations which have occurred in this process,” wrote Coloian. “We object to the commencement of the 120-day rule for the garnering of signatures for removal of the office holder, pending the outcome of appeal."
Recall Leaders
The effort to remove Jackson appears to be lead by Tricia Kammerer and Karina Holyoak Wood. Kammerer works for the Warwick School Department and Wood heads the Goldman Sachs small business program at the Community College of Rhode Island.
Presently, Jackson is facing multiple charges by the Attorney General. A facebook group has been created by Wood and Kammerer to promote the recall effort.
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