Recall petition against St. Tammany Parish Coroner Christopher Tape formally filed
Organizers now have 180 days to collect nearly 40,000 valid signatures to force recall election
St. Tammany Parish residents seeking to oust Coroner Christopher Tape formally started the process on Tuesday that could lead to his removal from office.
Slidell residents Jean Cefalu and Cheryl Rousselle Martinez walked into the Secretary of State’s office in Baton Rouge around 11 a.m. to file a recall petition. That starts the clock ticking: Organizers now have 180 days to collect 35,057 signatures from registered St. Tammany voters who support a recall. If they’re able to do so, they’ll prompt a recall election, which would put the issue of whether to remove Tape from office on a public ballot.
