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Organizer turns in Sid Edwards recall petition to registrar without enough signatures

Organizers said they collected about 2,193 signatures, far short of the roughly 57,000 needed to force a special election.

Summary by WBRZ
BATON ROUGE - A recall petition against Mayor-President Sid Edwards was delivered to the Registrar of Voters without enough signatures to trigger a special election, an organizer said.The initial recall, issued in Feb. 2026, claimed East Baton Rouge Parish residents have lost confidence in Edwards. Nearly 50,000 people would have to sign the petition to put the matter before voters.The recall was chaired by Aaron Banks and Marian Gbaiwon."Althou…

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WBRZ broke the news in Baton Rouge, United States on Wednesday, July 29, 2026.
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