The Washington Legislature has no plans to impeach indicted State Auditor Troy Kelley. And now it’s clear he also won’t be recalled from office.
The Washington Supreme Court Thursday upheld a lower court decision to dismiss an effort to recall Kelley. The justices concluded that each charge in the recall petition was factually or legally insufficient.
Kelley faces trial next month on a multi-count federal indictment related to his past business practices. The first-term Democrat has pleaded not guilty to all charges and has said he has no plans to run for re-election this year regardless of the outcome of the trial.
