Citizens for Fair and Open Government have collected almost 3,900 signatures toward the recall of Coos County Commissioner Kevin Stufflebean. Not bad after only three weeks.
Only 3,773 valid signatures are required to hold a special election. To ensure success the committee intends to collect an additional 1,000 in case some signatures are invalidated for one reason or another before submitting the petitions to the elections office. Upon validation of the required number of signatures, Stufflebean will have five days to either resign or submit an answer rebutting the petition claims.
Assuming the commissioner does not resign the County will hold a special election within 35 days and the voters will decide whether to retain Kevin Stufflebean. If voted out of office the Commissioners Main and Whitty will choose a replacement, (assuming they can agree on anyone).
