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What does it take to remove a Seattle Mayor? Six votes from
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. Mayor would get at least five days to prepare her defense. See Section 10 of Article 5 in the City Charter: https://library.municode.com/wa/seattle/codes/municipal_code?nodeId=THCHSE_ARTVEXDE_S10REMA…
Sec. 10 - Removal of Mayor: The Mayor may be removed from office after a hearing, for any willful violation of duty, or for the commission of an offense involving moral turpitude, upon written notice from the City Council at least five days before the hearing. He or she shall have the right to be present, to the aid of counsel, to offer evidence and to be heard in his or her own behalf. Upon the affirmative vote of two-thirds of all the members of the City Council, acting as a court of impeachment, the office shall become vacant.
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Jun 8, 2020
Background on the #JennyGottaGo impeachment effort here. #DefundThePolice
A wall of police with riot shields outside East Precinct.
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Council Stands with Protesters as Police Turn Violent Again in Day 9
Police again deployed chemical weapons and flash bang grenades on nonviolent protesters Saturday night, but by midnight four Seattle City Councilmembers were standing at the East Precinct barricade…
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