State verifies petition signatures for recall of DA Payne

THE city of Alamosa collected enough signatures to recall 12th Judicial District Attorney Alonzo Payne, according to the Colorado Secretary of State. Now the city will wait for a date from the state on when the recall election will be held.

Successor candidates can request a petition form from the Secretary of State Elections Division.

The city of Alamosa, led by City Manager Heather Brooks and her staff, submitted 5,974 signatures for Payne’s recall and 4,757 signatures were accepted to put the recall in place.