A recall petition has been filed against the Speaker of the Louisiana House, the fourth such petition filed against a state lawmaker since legislators voted last week to double their own pay.
The petition against Speaker Jim Tucker, a Republican from the New Orleans area, was hand-delivered to the Secretary of State's office in Baton Rouge on Wednesday, according to a spokesman for the office.
Gretna resident John K. Roberts hand-delivered the petition application to the Secretary of State's office in Baton Rouge.
"I'm not totally opposed to any pay raise," said Roberts. "But it was excessive, it was pushed through against the people's wishes."
Listen to WWL's Jay Vice's interview with John K. Roberts, who is organizing the recall effort against Speaker Jim Tucker:
Threatened with a recall effort stemming from a legislative pay raise, Louisiana House Speaker Jim Tucker in a written statement Wednesday that he ``will respect whatever Governor Jindal wants to do'' as a deadline to veto the raise draws closer.
Petitions had already been filed against Representatives Steve Pugh of Ponchatoula, Franklin Foil of Baton Rouge and Joseph Lopinto of Metairie.
More petitions are expected. The Secretary of State's Office has received more than 30 requests for petition packets. To force a recall election, a petition needs at least a third of a district's registered voters, gathered within 180 days.
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