Chattanooga Mayor Ron LittlefieldA ruling on the recall effort against Mayor Ron Littlefield should happen within weeks.
The Tennessee Court of Appeals heard from attorneys Wednesday in Knoxville and promised to give a decision as soon as possible with a November election looming 21/2 months away, said Chris Clem, attorney for the Hamilton County Election Commission.
“They responded they had every intention of hurrying a decision by Sept. 12,” Clem said.
Sept. 12 is important because it’s the day all local ballots must be shipped to the printer. After that date, if a ruling reverses the decision of Hamilton County Circuit Court Judge Jeff Hollings-worth, who ruled against the recallers in February, there can be no recall election, Clem said.
The next election after that date is the city election in March 2013.