Recall Petition Announcement Could Come Today

An announcement regarding exactly how many signatures a group of residents collected to recall Mahwah Mayor William Laforet could come as early as today.

The group of a few dozen volunteers has been working tirelessly for months to try and collect the 4,200 signatures needed to approve the question of whether or not Laforet should continue as Mayor mayor.

The group issued a self-imposed deadline of Aug. 1 to collect the signatures because the county clerk has 10 days to count and certify them. Laforet has 10 days to challenge the results.

The clerk’s office needs 30 days to create a sample ballot and mail it to voters and another 30 days to create the actual ballot.

The recall group has citied five reasons for initiating the recall, including Laforet allegedly circumventing the council’s authority, among other accusations.

Laforet was elected to an unexpired term in 2011 and re-elected to a four-year term in 2012. His current term expires in 2016.