Miami-Dade Commissioner Files Lawsuit to Block Recall

Commissioners are pulling out all the stops to avoid a recall election

Miami-Dade commissioners don't plan on being kicked out of office without a fight.

Following the lead of her fearless leader Mayor Carlos Alvarez, County Commissioner Natacha Seijas plans to buck the will of the people and has filed a lawsuit to block a special election aimed at recalling her from her post, the Miami Herald reported.

Commissioners have already pulled out all the stops to try and stop voters from taking to the polls to decide their fate.

Last week, several commissioners decided to boycott a meeting that would have set an election date for show up for Seijas and Alvarez.

Both Alvarez and Seijas have filed legal challenges against the collected recall petitions, claiming they were invalid. The county clerk certified the signatures in both recall petitions last month and a recall election has to be held between 45 and 90 days.

Seijas claims there are "potentially fatal errors" in the 4,373 certified signatures on her recall petition, which she believes weren't scrutinized closely enough by the Clerk's Office.

"Unfortunately, there are elements in this community who are recklessly making sport of the recall provisions in the Miami-Dade County Charter," Seijas said in a statement.

This would be the second time voters have sought to recall Seijas, who represents Hialeah and Miami Lakes.

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