Florida DUers please explain

[malaise]

the recalls.

[inademv]

1. Haven't heard anything

But I will totally sign one for my local rep.

[Lost-in-FL]

2. ...

:spray:

[malaise]

6. What's this about

http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/Recall-Election-Early-Voting-Begins-117055743.html
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Voters are getting a head start Monday in the recall election against Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Alvarez and Commissioner Natacha Sejas.

20 early voting sights across Miami-Dade opened at 7 a.m. as Alvarez and Seijas put their fates in the hands of the people.

Over 20,000 absentee ballots have already been turned in ahead of the March 15 election date.

It's been a long, bitter fight for both elected officials, who filed failed lawsuits to block the recall efforts against them.


On Friday, a judge threw out Alvarez's suit after the petitions gathered in the recall process were deemed valid. Sejas decided to drop her lawsuit a day before.

The number of signatures submitted to begin the recall process against the Alvarez doubled the number needed.

[steve2470]

7. That must be only for that county.

I've never heard of recall for state-wide politicians in Florida.

[Lost-in-FL]

13. First time I hear about this. nt

[LoveIsNow]

3. There is no recall process in Florida n/t

[peace frog]

4. Beat me to it

That's correct, fellow DUers, Florida Dems are screwed. In every possible way the FL GOP can screw us.

[Snoutport]

10. unless you take it to the streets...force some resignations?

that would be a pretty tough trail though, i would think.

[peace frog]

11. Florida isn't Wisconsin, sad to say

Tallahassee is already on high alert for protests. Rick Scott and his teabagger ilk in the FL legislature ain't goin' nowhere, you betcha.

[Lost-in-FL]

12. +1, nt

[Lost-in-FL]

5. You are right. nt

[Dappleganger]

8. Not yet.

Lots of people want to change that.

[quaker bill]

9. Actually there is

it just doesn't apply to state office holders.

[steve2470]

14. the Florida recall law, as it currently stands:

http://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=0100-0199/0100/Sections/0100.361.html

100.361 Municipal recall.—

(1) APPLICATION; DEFINITION.—Any member of the governing body of a municipality or charter county, hereinafter referred to in this section as “municipality,” may be removed from office by the electors of the municipality. When the official represents a district and is elected only by electors residing in that district, only electors from that district are eligible to sign the petition to recall that official and are entitled to vote in the recall election. When the official represents a district and is elected at-large by the electors of the municipality, all electors of the municipality are eligible to sign the petition to recall that official and are entitled to vote in the recall election. Where used in this section, the term “district” shall be construed to mean the area or region of a municipality from which a member of the governing body is elected by the electors from such area or region. Members may be removed from office pursuant to the procedures provided in this section. This method of removing members of the governing body of a municipality is in addition to any other method provided by state law.

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