Four months after hearing arguments, the Washington Supreme Court issued a ruling Thursday morning allowing three charges in the recall petition against Seattle City Councilmember Kshama Sawant to move forward.
In September, King County Superior Judge Jim Rogers allowed four of the six charges alleged in the petition filed by resident Ernest Lou to go forward, saying in his order that the petitioner had proved “knowledge of facts indicating that the Councilmember intended to commit an unlawful act.”
The allegations involve giving protesters access to City Hall, leading a march to Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan’s house, using city resources to promote a Tax Amazon ballot initiative and delegating hiring decisions to
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