Celebrate Recall Russell Pearce Day!

Posted by AzBlueMeanie:

To all the naysayers who said it couldn't be done, here is today's press release from Citizens for a Better Arizona. Congratulations to all those who contributed to this effort — you have made Arizona history! This is the first step in ending our long nightmare of this hateful demagogue who has made Arizona a pariah state and the laughingstock of the nation. Today is the first day of a brighter future for the state of Arizona.

Citizens for a Better Arizona Makes History and files Record Number of Signatures to Recall Senate President Russell Pearce

What:   Record Number of Signatures to be delivered to Secretary of State’s Office to demand the Recall of Senate President Russell Pearce, District 18

Who:    Citizens for a Better Arizona, Citizens for a Better Arizona Leadership and Volunteers

Where: 1700 West Washington, Senate Lobby and Secretary of State’s Office.

When:  Tuesday, May 31st. Brief remarks will be made at 11:45 in the Senate Lobby then will move to the Secretary of State’s to deliver petitions and make remarks and answer questions.

On January 31 – Recall petitions were taken out and they must be returned within 120 days, or May 31st. Despite all the political pundits who said it had never happened and could not be done, volunteers with Citizens for a Better Arizona continued to talk to voters to demand that Senate President Russell Pearce be recalled. They never gave up and they kept talking to voters to give them a voice in democracy. Not only did they collect 7,756 signatures they continued to engage voters in every precinct in LD 18 and they gathered more signatures than Russell Pearce received votes in 2010.

Volunteers recruited other volunteers and they engaged people to be part of history to recall Russell Pearce and his extreme agenda that has done nothing to stop foreclosures, help businesses or restore jobs. Citizens for a Better Arizona will officially name May 31st Recall Russell Pearce Day.

There will be plenty of photo opportunities, and opportunities for individual interviews.

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— This story will dominate your local news coverage this evening.

Arizona Capitol Times » Group submits 18,000 signatures to recall Pearce:

If enough signatures are verified, the special election could happen either on November 8 or March 13.

That depends on how quickly the Maricopa County Recorder’s Office can verify the signatures.

Also, the governor must also call for the special election.

Russell Pearce opponents file recall petitions (The Arizona Republic).

Pearce opponents file petitions for recall vote – East Valley Tribune h/t Howard Fischer photo.