Why does the judge get to decide if the alleged malfeasance is sufficient to validate the petitions?
That means that if a judge is party-loyal to the mayor, no recall is ever possible.
That means that if a judge is party-loyal to the mayor, no recall is ever possible.I guess you didn't get the memo from Chief Justice Roberts.
There are no Obama judges or Bush judges or Clinton judges etc.
The recall provisions in the Washington State Constitution and the court cases are such that there is no amount of malfeasance or misfeasance that the State Supreme Court would approve if the elected official is a Democrat or a liberal.
The law states that all doubts are to be in favor of the petitioner. In reality, all doubts go to the benefit of the office holder if the person is a Democrat or part of the Washington Deep State.
The Constitution need to eliminate the requirement that the courts determine if an elected official has violated their oath of office. Just allow people to petition for removal and then put it to a vote.