The signature totals for Jackson County Executive Frank White -- (yes, the Royals former All-Star 2nd Baseman), is creeping closer to success, as the board has verified 42,671 signatures, They need 42,902 valids to get on the ballot.
It sounds like over 80,000 signatures have been handed in, though no word on how many have been rejected.
At one point, the pro-recall group said they need (or needed -- I'm not clear) to raise $150,000 to get the petitioners to hand it in. This appears to be a separate group handing in the signatures that raise the total to 80,000. It is not clear how that worked.
The recall is over complaints that property taxes are going up between 30% - 400%. There is a complaint that White's salary went up 7%. A recall was threatened last year as well. White says that it was over his vote against a Stadium, and the leaders of the petition (who owe $150,000 for polling), are contractors who wanted a yes vote.
Three legislators have asked the Attorney General for an investigation into White