Local News out of Ferguson: A petition to recall Ferguson's mayor has failed due to voter fraud . . . . . 1000 valid signatures out of 2100 submitted.

<<<  Nothing is said in this report,  but we know that Al Sharpton and MoveOn.org helped in this fraudulent effort to recall the popular mayor.  

FERGUSON, Mo. -- A petition to recall the mayor of Ferguson lacks the required number of valid signatures, according to the St. Louis County Board of Election Commissioners.
A group called Ground Level Support delivered the petition to recall Mayor James Knowles on May 28th, saying they had 400 more than the 1,800 signatures required. All signatures must be from Ferguson residents who were registered to vote during the last mayoral election.
The St. Louis County Board of Education Commissioners began verifying the signatures' validity the day the petition was turned in. Tuesday, the board announced the required number of valid signatures was not met. It says of the 2,133 signatures submitted, only 1,008 were valid.
The reasons for being invalidated include:

• 19 were blank lines
• 65 had no address
• 65 had no signature
• 562 were not registered in St. Louis County
• 366 were registered in St. Louis County, but not in Ferguson
• 18 had the wrong signature (they were not close to the signature in the voter database)
• 30 signatures were duplicates

According to the Ferguson city charter, the city clerk must provide notice to the petitioners. They then have two days to file an intent to file an amended petition with additional signatures. From there, the additional signatures must be filed within 10 days.
Knowles has said he has no intention of stepping down and he is confident he would win a recall based on the results of the most recent city council election, in which no "protester backed" candidates won seats.
"My focus, and I'd hope the community's, is bringing everyone together and moving us forward," Knowles said. "A divisive recall election, is not going to bring anybody together."
He shared his concern about how many people signed the petition, and said it will not be ignored.
"We know there [are] many people in this community who are frustrated, angry and feel disaffected," he said. "And now I have a list to work from, and I intend to and hope to be able to bridge that gap, starting with that list of those valid signatures."
Ground Level Support does not hide that it has had financial support from outside Ferguson and Knowles says other mayors around the St. Louis region have already offered to write him checks to help finance a recall election campaign.