Officials in the Louisiana Secretary of State's office say a recall petition has been filed for Governor Bobby Jindal, making him the fifth elected official to face a recall attempt since the state legislature voted itself a payraise earlier this month.
For a recall election to be called, the signatures of one-third of all registered voters in the state must be collected. That would be a total of 960,285 voters. Ryan Fournier of Jefferson submitted the recall petition.
Other lawmakers facing recall attempts include House Speaker Jim Tucker (R-Terrytown), Rep. Steve Pugh (R-Ponchatoula), Rep. Joseph Lopinto (R-Metairie) and Rep. Franklin Foil (R-Baton Rouge). Signatures of one-third of all registered voters in their respective districts are required to force a recall election.
Jindal has indicated he will not veto the payraise, fearing a damaged relationship with the legislature.
The last Louisiana Governor to face a recall attempt was Kathleen Blanco shortly after the 2005 hurricanes. That effort was aborted before signatures could be collected.
