On Again/Off Again Sheriff Joe Recall … Now Off

Tue, May 21 2013 by Neal Hobson

The effort to recall Sherriff Joe Arpaio of Maricopa County, Arizona, has hit a brick wall … again.  On April 22, Respect Arizona, the group sponsoring the recall effort reportedly had more than 200,000 signatures, but was well short of the 335,000 needed by May 30. 

Last week, with the coffers of the campaign apparently dry, a message was sent out to halt the paid portion of their canvassing effort. This means that only volunteer petitioners are still collecting signatures, which makes gathering the additional signatures required – almost 10,000 a day for the remaining two weeks – all but out of reach.