New filing planned in Seattle mayor recall effort

The useful part

On Thursday, Melinda Jacobson and her husband, Dale Osterud, told a King County Superior Court judge that they were withdrawing their petition to recall the mayor. In an interview with The Center Square on Friday, Jacobson said the withdrawal was made so the couple could hire a lawyer to ensure that a new recall effort will meet legal standards. Their petition said Wilson had failed as mayor because she was not addressing public safety issues around Seattle.

How it works

• Judge Patrick Oishi, who accepted the dismissal of the recall petition on Thursday, was the same judge who was scheduled to rule next week on whether the petition was valid.
• Jacobson said that a lawyer has been hired and that new information will be used to help support the recall effort.
• "I can't reveal what we're looking at, but I can tell you that more has come up that needs to be investigated," she said.
• "And now, with the help of an attorney, it will make things easier." Jacobson said the new information that needs to be examined centers around the mayor's failed public safety initiatives.
• Jacobson and Osterud have based their recall campaign on issues around crime in Seattle.

Details worth keeping

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