Recall organizers dispute El Paso’s 4,233-signature threshold for Trejo recall petition

EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14/CBS4) — A group of community organizers seeking to recall El Paso City Rep. Cynthia Trejo held a press conference outside City Hall to challenge what they describe as an unlawful signature requirement for the recall petition.

The organizers said Josh Dagda planned to file a petition for a writ of mandamus in district court Thursday morning against the city clerk.

Dagda said he will ask the court to compel the city to comply with Texas law and the El Paso City Charter in calculating the signature threshold required for a recall petition…

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