Yuma rules recall petition short on valid signatures - | News for Yuma, Imperial Valley, El Centro, AZ & CA

Yuma, Ariz. - The City of Yuma just released the following statement regarding the review of recall petitions.

Based on the review of petition signatures completed by the County Recorder's Office, the Yuma City Clerk will not present the Council with a call for a special election on the issue of recalling two Yuma City Council members. 

While petitioners turned in 2,117 signatures to recall Deputy Mayor Paul Johnson, 1,784 were determined to be valid. 

Out of 2,083 signatures submitted to recall Council member Jerry Stuart, 1,794 were deemed valid. 

To move forward with a recall election, 1,856 valid signatures were required for each.

KSWT News 13 is working on reaction from both sides of this story and will have more throughout the day.