Braman’s quest to recall Mayor Alvarez under way
From The Miami Herald
By Matthew Haggman and Martha Brannigan
The recall campaign targeting Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Alvarez is formally under way.
Clerk of Courts Harvey Ruvin approved the recall petition form late Wednesday, giving billionaire Miami businessman Norman Braman the green light to press ahead with a ballot initiative that seeks to oust Alvarez.
Braman — who launched the recall amid a new county budget that calls for increases in the property tax rate while hiking salaries — must collect signatures from at least four percent of registered voters within 60 days to put the question to voters in a special election.
“The petition will be going to the printers tomorrow and we expect to be out this weekend collecting signatures,” said Teresa Encalada, an aide to Braman. A press conference is planned Friday.
