Capistrano district activists collect 32,000 recall signatures

05-04-2010

By Scott Martindale/Orane County Register

A group of Capistrano Unified activists attempting to recall two district trustees from office this November has collected more than 32,000 petition signatures per trustee from community members, about 50 percent more than the minimum number required to put the issue on the ballot, organizers said. The signatures will be submitted to the county registrar by the end of the month to be counted and verified, organizers said. If a minimum 21,850 signatures are declared valid, the politically fractured school district will face its second recall election in as many years. "The response was just huge," said Pete Espinosa, a spokesman for the Parents for Local Control recall group. "It was very satisfying to see the amount of signatures collected in that short period of time. It shows parents really know what's best for their children." (more...)

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