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September 21, 2007

Judge won't order Nov. 3 Smithfield recall vote

PROVIDENCE -- Superior Court Judge Allen P. Rubine ruled today that he was not going to order the secretary of state to allow a Nov. 3 vote on whether to recall Smithfield Town Council President Stephen G. Tocco from office.

There will be a recall election, however, but after Nov. 3.

">Smithfield Republican Committee Chairman James W. Archer had sued in an attempt to force the recall election to take place on Nov. 3.

If Tocco were recalled on that date, he would have served less than half of his term of office and, under the terms of the Town Charter, a special election would have been called to select a successor.

The recall election, however, will now take place some time after that date. And under the charter, if Tocco, a Democrat, is ousted, the Town Council itself would pick a successor, in this case from the Democratic Party.

-- projo.com staff writer Michael P. McKinney, with reports from Journal staff writer Thomas J. Morgan

Posted by Mike McKinney  at 3:23 PM | Permalink

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