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PASCO – Five voters led by a Pasco City Councilman have filed a petition to recall Gov. Jay Inslee from office for abusing the powers of his office during the coronavirus pandemic last year.

The recall petition was filed with the Secretary of State’s Office in Olympia on Monday, May 17.

Gov. Inslee has yet to respond to the recall petition.

Under the state Constitution, any elected official in the state can be removed from office for misfeasance, malfeasance and violating an oath of office.

In the recall, residents C. Davis, Alexis Wallace, Rebecca Faust, Pasco City Councilman Simon Pe...