The petition to recall Mayor Bill Cox and three City Council members has enough valid signatures to move forward, according to a review report the city released Friday afternoon.
The city's announcement said the certification of verified signatures will be presented at the Nov. 17 council meeting. The Dallas Morning News, which reviewed the report, said the city secretary's office found 6,608 valid signatures out of about 7,400 turned in by organizers in late September. Roughly 5,800 were needed to force an election.
Besides Cox, the petition names council members Ernest Lynch, Justin Beller and Geré Feltus.
How the count was done
According to the News, staff checked the petition in three passes, matching each signer to the name and address of a registered Collin County voter. Some entries were thrown out because they could not be read, the newspaper said, citing the city's report.
What happens next
The council will receive the City Secretary's findings Tuesday as a regular agenda item. The posted agenda calls for no vote; under the process the city charter and state law lay out, the four officials are formally notified, and if none resigns within five days of that meeting, the council must call a recall election. The News reported the vote would likely land in May.
