Recall campaign, Kshama Sawant dig in for lengthy battle over District 3
Seattle Councilmember Kshama Sawant at a weekend rally. (Sawant Solidarity, Facebook)
With a recall petition against Seattle Councilmember Kshama Sawant set to move forward into the signature-gathering phase, the two sides are preparing for what’s sure to be a months-long battle over the District 3 council seat.
Within 180 days, the recall campaign must collect just over 10,700 certified paper signatures from registered voters in District 3, a number that would constitute 25% of total votes cast in the last election for the district’s council seat.
The group, led by District 3 resident Ernie Lou, says it’s targeting August’s primary to get the recall on the ballot, given that the vote is required to take place during a regularly scheduled election. On Saturday, Sawant held a rally in Capitol Hill’s Cal Anderson Park, where she accused the group of purposefully avoiding the larger turnout afforded by November’s General Election.