Massachusetts: Signature gathering in first stage of Townsend selectmen recall getting close

The recall of Townsend Selectmen Gordy Clark and Carolyn Smart is inching closer to the ballot, as petitioners claim they have 525 and 550 signatures. They need 614 to clear the first step. Then they have to get another 614 signatures in the 21 days after the first signatures are verified to get it on the ballot.