So, Ron Sims is obviously a rat b-----d. Is it possible, under the King County charter, to put a recall election of the executive on the ballot? Say, next May?

I pledge my car tab savings ($1300) to aid in such an endeavor. Any takers?

-- Chuck Kincy (ckincy@aa.net), November 03, 1999

Answers

I can't recall him... what does he look like?

-- just a guy (torijosh@yahoo.com), November 04, 1999.

You goofball. :-) You know, as in recall *election*?

-- Chuck Kincy (ckincy@aa.net), November 04, 1999.

I wish

-- Steve (steve6754@aol.com), November 04, 1999.

Sorry Chuck but you can't get rid of the top communist in King County because King county is 75% communist. The only way to clean up Washington is to split King county into five smaller counties so the communists will be broken into groups too small to matter anymore

-- maddjak (maddjak@hotmail.com), November 04, 1999.

I think you underestimate the power of a campaign focused in the non-Seattle areas of King County.... especially in Bellvue, Kirkland, Federal Way, and Issaquah, where King County isn't as leftist as you think it is. And there are *plenty* of people in Seattle who hate Ron Sims.

Plenty.

It's probably not legal. If not, then I propose a "son of 695" initiative to allow the recall of county-level executives by initiative irrespective of the county charter. A little warning shot over the bows of these jerks to remind them that they serve at *our* pleasure, not theirs.

But if it is legal, where do we start?

-- Chuck Kincy (ckincy@aa.net), November 04, 1999.

Chuck Kincy writes:

"But if it is legal, where do we start?"

A good place would be to look in the King county charter. See:

http://www.metrokc.gov/exec/charter/charterr.htm

-- C. George (---@---.---), November 04, 1999.

Well, thanks for your help, there!

Section 670. Recall. The holder of any elective office may be recalled in accordance with the provisions of general law.

Yee-haw! Let's get busy!

OK, now what? :-)

-- Chuck Kincy (ckincy@aa.net), November 04, 1999.

Chuck Kincy writes:

"OK, now what? :-)"

Well... I beleive elections are covered by Title 29 of the Revised Code of Washington. That would the general law. See:

http://www.leg.wa.gov/wsladm/rcw.htm

I hope this helps.

-- C. George (---@---.---), November 04, 1999.

Chuck-

Enjoy!

RCW 29.82.010 Initiating recall proceedings--Statement--Contents--Verification--Definitions. Whenever any legal voter of the state or of any political subdivision thereof, either individually or on behalf of an organization, desires to demand the recall and discharge of any elective public officer of the state or of such political subdivision, as the case may be, under the provisions of sections 33 and 34 of Article 1 of the Constitution, he or they shall prepare a typewritten charge, reciting that such officer, naming him or her and giving the title of his office, has committed an act or acts of malfeasance, or an act or acts of misfeasance while in office, or has violated his oath of office, or has been guilty of any two or more of the acts specified in the Constitution as grounds for recall. The charge shall state the act or acts complained of in concise language, give a detailed description including the approximate date, location, and nature of each act complained of, be signed by the person or persons making the charge, give their respective post office addresses, and be verified under oath that he or they believe the charge or charges to be true and have knowledge of the alleged facts upon which the stated grounds for recall are based. For the purposes of this chapter: (1) "Misfeasance" or "malfeasance" in office means any wrongful conduct that affects, interrupts, or interferes with the performance of official duty; (a) Additionally, "misfeasance" in office means the performance of a duty in an improper manner; and (b) Additionally, "malfeasance" in office means the commission of an unlawful act; (2) "Violation of the oath of office" means the wilful neglect or failure by an elective public officer to perform faithfully a duty imposed by law. [1984 c 170 ? 1; 1975-'76 2nd ex.s. c 47 ? 1; 1965 c 9 ? 29.82.010. Prior: 1913 c 146 ? 1; RRS ? 5350. Former part of section: 1913 c 146 ? 2; RRS ? 5351, now codified in RCW 29.82.015.]

RCW 29.82.060 Number of signatures required. When the person, committee, or organization demanding the recall of a public officer has secured sufficient signatures upon the recall petition the person, committee, or organization may submit the same to the officer with whom the charge was filed for filing in his or her office. The number of signatures required shall be as follows: (1) In the case of a state officer, an officer of a city of the first class, a member of a school board in a city of the first class, or a county officer of a county with a population of forty thousand or more--signatures of legal voters equal to twenty-five percent of the total number of votes cast for all candidates for the office to which the officer whose recall is demanded was elected at the preceding election. (2) In the case of an officer of any political subdivision, city, town, township, precinct, or school district other than those mentioned in subsection (1) of this section, and in the case of a state senator or representative--signatures of legal voters equal to thirty-five percent of the total number of votes cast for all candidates for the office to which the officer whose recall is demanded was elected at the preceding election. [1991 c 363 ? 36; 1965 c 9 ? 29.82.060. Prior: 1913 c 146 ? 8, part; RRS ? 5357, part.] NOTES: Purpose--Captions not law--1991 c 363: See notes following RCW 2.32.180. Recall of elective officers--Percentages required: State Constitution Art. 1 ? 34 (Amendment 8).

-- Mark Stilson (mark842@hotmail.com), November 04, 1999.