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NEW YORK CITY (77WABC) – An online petition seeking the ouster of controversial Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg is gaining traction.
The petition — heralded by the Republican candidate for governor Andrew Giuliani and Guardian Angels founder Curtis Sliwa, the GOP candidate for mayor last year — calls for an amendment to the state constitution to allow for a recall election of Bragg.
That revision would require approval of the state Legislature and then voters via a ballot referendum and take several years. Unlike California, New York does not have a recall provision for voters to remove an elected official before their scheduled re-election.
More immediately, Giuliani and Sliwa said Gov. Kathy Hochul could initiate a proceeding under the public officers law to remove Bragg, which would require an extensive investigation and findings of wrongdoing or misconduct
