With 174 signatures, foes file recall papers against Burke County sheriff

WAYNESBORO, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – Organizers have turned in an application to launch a recall effort against Burke County Sheriff Alfonzo Williams.

They had until the end of the week to gather signatures of at least 100 so-called sponsors of the effort. As of Friday, they’d collected 174 signatures.

A Taliaferro County deputy is suspended without pay for 14 days after being charged with BUI after originally resigning.

If all of those signatures check out, then the organizers will have 30 days to collect 5,000 signatures. If those signatures check out, a recall election can be ordered…

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