Seattle mayor asks state Supreme Court to stop recall effort – By Associated Press (Seattle PI) / Sept 1 2020
SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan is arguing that the push to recall her is based on a policy disagreement, not a violation of any law or standard, and her lawyers say the petitioners leading the recall haven’t identified what steps Durkan should have taken in the wake of June’s widespread protests.
The Seattle Times reports the mayor made those arguments in appealing her case to the state Supreme Court.
Durkan’s argument, filed Monday, reprises some of the arguments she made in King County Superior Court, where a judge ruled that the recall effort could move forward, but also adds some new ones.
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