PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - The Providence City Council has set a date for a recall election for Councilman Kevin Jackson, following a unanimous vote that took less than five minutes of deliberation.
Residents of the city’s Ward 3 will vote on May 2 whether to retain Jackson as their representative on the city council.
The longtime Ward 3 Democrat was indicted in July on charges he embezzled more than $125,000 from the Providence Cobras youth track-and-field team. He has denied the charges.
He’s also accused of misusing campaign funds.
More than 2,300 voters in Jackson’s neighborhood signed a recall petition following his arrest. Jackson has served as Ward 3’s councilman since 1995.
The Providence Board of Canvassers is expected to meet next week to certify the single-question ballot for the special recall election.
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