This story was originally published on LincolnChronicle.org and is used with permission.

Opponents of Lincoln County Commissioner Claire Hall officially have the green light for a recall election.

County clerk Amy Southwell on Tuesday said backers of the effort to recall the six-term commissioner had collected enough valid signatures to hold an election – if Hall does not resign first.

Hall told the Lincoln Chronicle she would announce her decision Monday, but said back in August she had no intention of resigning.

If there is an election, it would be the first in the county’s 132-year history that a commissioner faced such a recall, according to Southwell and former longtime clerk Dana Jenkins.

Lincoln County Citizens to Recall Claire Hall turned in 4,882 petition signatures to

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