Recall of Presque Isle Township supervisor Pokorski to go on November ballot
by Peter Jakey, Managing Editor
Presque Isle Township supervisor Patrick Pokorski will find out Nov. 2 if he?ll be allowed to keep his job, as the effort to remove him from office will be placed on the ballot and left in the hands of the voters. According to Presque Isle County clerk Sue Rhode, petitioners collected enough valid signatures to get the question placed on the November ballot.
Rhode said there were 274 original signatures submitted by petition sponsor Barry Schatz. When the clerk went through the names, some were removed for various reasons, leaving 243. Approximately 239 signatures were needed, a number that represents 25 percent of the people who voted in the last governor?s race.
Rhode said Pokoroski was mailed a notice Sept. 1 and has a chance to respond with a ?justification of conduct of office,? which would be placed on the ballot with the recall language. It can only be 200 words. In the meantime, Pokorski?s appeal of the clarity hearing conducted in June has been answered by the Presque Isle Election Commission and awaits further legal action in 53rd Circuit Court.