Petition challenge knocks Diakhate off North Shore City Council ballot
Petition challenge knocks Diakhate off North Shore City Council ballot Updated Apr 30, 2021; Posted Apr 30, 2021 Kelvin Richards, a candidate for the North Shore's City Council seat, poses for a photo. (Courtesy: Richards campaign) Facebook Share Diakhate’s campaign said Siaka Blake and Manuel Ortega, Richards’ campaign attorney, made the formal objections. “Petitioning during a pandemic is dangerous for the petitioners and those signing, which is why relatively few candidates citywide were challenged this year,” said Diakhate. “None of my other opponents’ petitions were questio...