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Seattle mayor recall effort over for now

An effort to recall Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson is over for now, the mayor's communications director said Thursday. "Confirmed," said Dawn Schellenberg in a one-word email to The Center Square on Thursday.

Seattle mayor recall effort over for now

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An effort to recall Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson is over for now, the mayor's communications director said Thursday.

"Confirmed," said Dawn Schellenberg in a one-word email to The Center Square on Thursday.

The effort to recall Wilson came to an abrupt end Thursday afternoon when the couple who filed the petition appeared in King County court asking to withdraw it.

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An effort to recall Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson is over for now, the mayor's communications director said Thursday. "Confirmed," said Dawn Schellenberg in a one-word email to The Center Square on Thursday. The effort to recall Wilson came to an abrupt end Thursday afternoon when the couple who filed the petition appeared in King County court asking to withdraw it.

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  • Melinda Jacobson and her husband, Dale Osterud, said in court that they had received new information they needed to investigate against the mayor and wanted additional time to seek legal counsel, local...
  • "It's not over," Jacobson told reporters after Thursday's hearing in King County Superior Court, according to media reports.
  • A hearing had been scheduled for Monday to determine the merit of the couple's recall petition before Judge Patrick Oishi.
  • Instead, the couple appeared at a Thursday hearing and asked that they be all...

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