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   The mayor of Seattle is facing a legal battle to get her kicked   
   out of office over her role in the city’s violent protests — and   
   is fighting it through the state’s highest court, according to   
   reports.   
      
   Five residents filed a recall petition last month seeking to   
   recall Jenny Durkan as mayor — accusing her of “misfeasance,   
   malfeasance and violation of the oath of office” over the police   
   response to riots, the Seattle Times said.   
      
   A Superior Court judge has twice allowed the petition to go   
   forward — a decision Durkan on Wednesday took to the state   
   Supreme Court with her own filing calling for it to be   
   overturned, the paper noted.   
      
   Durkan is accused of failing to implement new policing policies   
   after tear gas and other chemical agents were used on   
   protesters. She argues that it was the police chief’s   
   responsibility, and something she could not have done without   
   court approval, the report said.   
      
   The “Fire the Mayor” campaign accuses her of “abuses of power,   
   lack of foresight and failure to protect the public.”   
      
   “This is exactly the kind of case a recall is intended to   
   address,” petitioner Elliott Harvey wrote in a statement.   
      
   Even if the Supreme Court allows the recall to proceed, it would   
   be a long, difficult process, the Seattle Times noted.   
      
   Durkan’s opponents would need more than 50,000 signatures from   
   Seattle voters — one-quarter of the votes filed in the last   
   mayoral election — before a special election could be approved.   
      
   If they achieved it, there would be a simple up or down vote on   
   Durkan, with the city council president taking over as mayor if   
   she lost.   
      
   Durkan’s spokesperson, Kelsey Nyland, told the paper the mayor   
   was focused on her job during the appeal process.   
      
   “In the midst of unprecedented challenges for the city, Mayor   
   Durkan has consistently acted to protect the public health and   
   safety of residents during the pandemic, economic devastation,   
   and demonstrations for justice,” Nyland said.   
      
   Seattle’s police chief, Carmen Best, announced her retirement   
   this week, in response to the Seattle City Council’s moves to   
   cut funding from the police department.   
      
   https://nypost.com/2020/08/13/seattle-mayor-turns-to-supreme-   
   court-to-stop-ouster-over-protests/   
      
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