A citizens' group that opposes the Arizona senate president because of his stance on illegal immigration and other issues has collected enough signatures to force a recall election for him, officials said on Friday.I think that this is actually a long shot, unlike other states, there is no separate ballot for the recall and the election, just a new election, and if no serious Republican runs against him, it's unlikely that a Democrat, even a ConservaDem, would prevail, but it's nice to put the fear of the electorate into this ratf%$#'s heart.
Republican state Senator Russell Pearce rose to national attention as the chief architect of the state's tough anti-immigration law that was signed into law last year, but has been blocked by the courts.
Maricopa County elections officials certified the group Citizens for a Better Arizona has collected over 10,300 signatures in their effort to force a recall election for Pearce, said Yvonne Reed, a county elections spokeswoman.
The group only was required to collect 7,756 valid signatures under state law, Reed said.
Barring any successful legal challenges, officials said the recall election for Pearce, who represents Mesa, Arizona, could be called for November or March.
10 July 2011
A Non-Wisconsin Wingnut Recalled
In this case, it's the wingnut Arizona state Senate president, Russell Pearce, one of the main architects of the radical right wing agenda in that state:
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