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Camden: Courts have final say on recalls

Camden: Courts have final say on recalls By Jim Camden Share: Jim Camden is a columnist with the Spokesman-Review in Spokane. Email: jimc@spokesman.com. Photo The way some local elected officials don’t follow pandemic guidelines has kept the Washington Supreme Court busy in recent months deciding what would warrant giving voters a chance to bounce them out of office for not following COVID protocols. Based on a series of rulings, it’s clear an elected official can’t be subjected to a recall for criticizing the restrictions and encouraging people to protest them. The justices upheld a trial court’s decision to toss the recall effort against Yakima City Councilman Jason White for criticizing the state’s pandemic restrictions and masking requirements, urging people on social media to disobey them.

Yakima City Councilman remains a no show since June

Yakima City Councilman Jason White's year in review: 28 missed meetings, months of silence and and nearly $6,500 in city stipends

Today Partly cloudy skies early will give way to cloudy skies late. Low 44F. Winds NW at 5 to 10 mph.. Tonight Partly cloudy skies early will give way to cloudy skies late. Low 44F. Winds NW at 5 to 10 mph. Updated: April 3, 2021 @ 5:25 pm