Ebert Metro District board member subject to recall election

DENVER (KDVR) — The Denver Office of the Clerk and Recorder received a recall election petition for Murray Hawthorne, a member of the office of director for the Ebert Metropolitan District in Green Valley Ranch.

According to the office, the petition was reviewed and has enough valid signatures to initiate a recall election. The official date for that election is still pending.

Hawthorne is treasurer of the Ebert Metropolitan District. His term expires in May 2025. He was appointed to the position prior to his election in 2022, serving from 2020-2022.

Recall elections are to try and remove an elected official from their position. The petition must have valid signatures for 25% of the total…