Seattle’s socialist city council member facing recall vote Tuesday
December 8, 2021 | Washington
A socialist councilwoman in Seattle faces a recall election Tuesday night, a process that was set in motion more than a year ago during the city’s protest-filled summer.
Ballots for recalling Kshama Sawant are due by 8 p.m. PT Tuesday. Ms. Sawant, 48, a member of the Socialist Alliance (SA) Party, has been in office since 2014, and is the longest sitting member of the City Council.
Recall petition organizers needed to collect more than 10,700 signatures — 25% of Seattle’s District 3 voters — to put the measure on the November ballot. But the petition’s more than 11,000 signatures were not certified by King County officials until Sept. 30, setting up Tuesday’s vote… (Excerpts from Washington Times)
