ANCHORAGE, Alaska A petition to recall the chair of the Anchorage Assembly for failing to cancel an August meeting because of pandemic emergency regulations is scheduled be put to district voters on the April ballot. The petition to recall chair Felix Rivera was certified by the city clerk Friday, Anchorage Daily News reported. The […]
Petition to recall Anchorage Assembly member Felix Rivera is certified and set to be on April ballot Published January 15
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Print article A petition to recall Anchorage Assembly chair Felix Rivera was certified by the city clerk Friday and a vote is set to be placed on the April ballot for voters in District 4. The clerk’s office verified that the petitioners turned in the required 2,735 signatures of voters from Anchorage’s District 4, according to a letter from the clerk’s office to petition sponsor Russell Biggs. The required number of signatures is 25% of the number of votes cast for the seat in the April 2020 election, during which Rivera was elected. Rivera’s district includes the Midtown area.
Group trying to recall Anchorage Assembly member Felix Rivera says it has collected enough signatures for a vote Published January 5
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Print article Petitioners attempting to recall Anchorage Assembly Chair Felix Rivera say they have more than the required number of signatures needed to initiate a recall vote. The petitioners have had two months to gather enough signatures since the Anchorage clerk’s office in early November approved in part the petition to recall Rivera. Rivera is a representative of Anchorage’s District 4, which includes Midtown. Petitioners must submit the signatures to the city clerk Tuesday. They must have the required 2,735 signatures 25% of the number of votes cast for the seat in the April 2020 election for the recall vote to go to the ballot.