Group submits petition for election to recall San Benito County supervisor (R)

Proponents of an effort to recall San Benito County District 5 Supervisor Ignacio Velazquez—who has served on the board for less than one year—submitted a petition with more than 2,200 signatures to election officials last week.

In a Sept. 23 letter to the committee’s treasurer, Chief Deputy County Clerk Ana De Castro Maquiz noted that the elections office had received the group’s petition. The office’s raw count showed 317 petition pages containing 2,256 signatures.

Election officials have until Nov. 3 to verify if the petition contains enough valid signatures to move forward with a recall election. In order to move forward, the proponents must have collected a minimum of 1,833 signatures, or 25% of registered voters within Velazquez’s district, which includes northwest Hollister and northern unincorporated areas of the county.

If the petition contains the minimum number of verified signatures, it will be deemed “sufficient” and sent to the board of supervisors for their consideration, De Castro Maquiz’s letter says. If the board does not issue an order within 14 days of receiving the petition, the elections department must set an election within five days, says the letter.




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