Washington State: Mayor could delay recall petitions by appealing
The Post-Intelligencer reports: It may be months before recall petitions can be circulated by opponents of Spokane Mayor James E. West, who contend he abused his office by offering internships to men he met in a gay Internet chat room.
Should West appeal the move, state election law could delay signature-gathering until at least the fall, and an election until next year, Deputy Attorney General Jeffrey Even said.
Spokane resident Shannon Sullivan filed recall paperwork after a series of articles in The Spokesman-Review last month alleged that West used his city-owned computer to enter a gay chat room and offer City Hall jobs and perks to men he met there. -- Seattle Post-Intelligencer: Court schedule could delay Spokane mayor recall effort