Jan 19, 2021
In a brief filed in district court this week, City of Norman attorneys say several arguments in a lawsuit between a city councilor and the city clerk are unconstitutional.
After the clerk certified a recall petition for Ward 3 Alison Petrone in September, Petrone filed a legal challenge in court alleging insufficient signature gathering practices and the failure of proponents to follow state law for petition procedures.
Petroneâs attorneys accused Unite Norman of fraudulent signature gathering practices. The group formed in June 2020 to recall odd-numbered councilors and the mayor.
These practices, she said in court records, include hiring out of state workers to gather signatures, and leaving signature sheets unattended in businesses. Unite Norman is also accused of failing to verify signatures and failing to warn signers against false signatures.
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