Everett Voters Oust Leadership
Citizens of Everett successfully recalled their mayor and commissioner for failing to address vice and corporate taxation.
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Everett—Mayor Christiansen and Commissioner of Public Works Thomson were recalled in a special municipal election. The majority against Christiansen was 271 and that against Thomson was 233. They were charged with failure to suppress vice and failure to levy a special tax against public service corporations as provided by the charter.
“They were charged with failure to suppress vice and failure to levy a special tax against public service corporations.”
Local recall elections remain a potent tool of direct democracy in Washington. The complaints against these officials—neglecting regulation of powerful corporations and failing to handle the 'vice' (social issues/saloons)—mirror modern-day frustrations with municipal accountability and influence-peddling.
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