Washington: Costs reported for potential Richland School Board recall effort

The recall effort against three Richland School Board members Semi Bird, Audra Byrd and Kari Williams looks like it will cost between $75,000-$100,000. The recall is over their vote to make mask mandates optional, which allegedly violates a state law that mandated masks to fight the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. 

The Washington State Supreme Court has approved the recall effort, which because Washington is a malfeasance standard/judicial recall state, needed a showing of a violation of state law. Petitioners would need at least 5000 signatures each.