Chattanooga Mayor Ron Littlefield, shown speaking at a tourism press conference in August, says he may choose not to run if a recall election takes place in August.UPDATEChattanooga City Council debates hiring attorney over mayoral recall
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Mayor Ron Littlefield says there are four key issues in the recall effort that need to be decided by the courts:Are the signed recall petitions sufficient to meet the requirement of state statute? Littlefield maintains that half the 9,600 certified ballots do not have dates as required by law.Editorial comments exist on some ballots, which Littlefield said is against state law.Does state law or city charter prevail in what rules should be followed?Littlefield maintains state law trumps the city charter and calls for a three-step recall election process: certification, a question on the ballot asking if voters wish to recall the mayor, then a recall election.Source: Mayor Ron Littlefield
Mayor Ron Littlefield is prepared to sue the Chattanooga City Council if it takes even the tiniest steps toward trying to oust him.
Hal North, Littlefield’s attorney, said Monday he has prepared paperwork to be filed and ask a Circuit Court judge to issue an injunction if the council makes any moves toward removing the mayor from office.
“We would attempt to [stop] them before the meeting,” North said. “We like to deal with this at the front end.”