Gay Texas Official Faces Recall Election Despite Forged Signatures on Petition
Voters in Groves, Texas, will decide Nov. 6 whether to oust openly gay City Councilman Cross Coburn, after a judge dismissed Coburn’s lawsuit challenging the recall petition against him.
State District Judge Donald Floyd ruled Monday, Oct. 1 that the election will go forward despite Coburn’s allegations that signatures on the petition were forged. Coburn’s attorney, Jill Pierce, said two Groves residents whose names appear on the petition signed sworn affidavits and filed police reports stating that they did not sign it. The two allegedly forged signatures appear on pages circulated by Darla Bailey, the wife of Groves Mayor Brad Bailey.
“[Bailey’s wife] signed under oath at the bottom off the petition that all of the signatures were genuine,” Pierce said. “We now know that they were not all genuine. I believe that she committed perjury.”
Coburn and Pierce say the recall effort is part of an anti-gay campaign led by officials in Groves, a city of 16,000 near Beaumont. Bailey has defended his wife’s role in circulating the petition, and said he feels Coburn engaged in conduct “unbecoming of an elected official.”
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Maybe Mrs. Bailey is afraid that Mr. Bailey will get involved with Mr. Coburn? 
