28-01-2016 16:56 via alaskapublic.org

Special election announced to recall North Slope mayor

North Slope officials have called for a special election to recall Mayor Charlotte Brower after residents successfully gathered enough signatures on a petition.
KTVA-TV reports the announcement was made Tuesday at a North Slope Borough Assembly meeting.
The effort to recall Brower began after allegations that she misused borough funds. She has been accused of using public money to send her grandchildren to a basketball camp in California and to purchase cakes for her daughter.
Petitioners starti
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