LOS ANGELES—Three Los Angeles City Council members signed onto a motion Oct. 18 calling for a special election to fill the Sixth District seat vacated by Nury Martinez’s resignation for her involvement in the City Hall audio leak scandal.
The motion was presented by Councilors Monica Rodriguez and Mitch O’Farrell and seconded by Councilwoman Nithya Raman.
Several other councilors have voiced support for holding a special election for Martinez’s seat, as well as for the seat held by Councilman Kevin de León who also took park in the leaked conversation in October 2021 if he resigns.
Los Angeles Councilwoman Nury Martinez attends an event at the California African American Museum in Los Angeles on May 23, 2019. (Jesse Grant/Getty Images for Coalition to Abolish Slavery and Trafficking (CAST))
In a separate motion, Councilman Marqueece Harris-Dawson sought a report on the costs for holding a special election….