Joshua Blake, 22, submitted the five petitions on Friday. It is the second time he will attempt to recall Commissioners Howard Gipe, Gary Hall and Bob Watne as well as County Attorney Ed Corrigan and Chief Deputy County Attorney Jonathan Smith.

Blake, who works for a local fire protection company, said he will not comment on the matter "until the petitions are approved." He also submitted petitions Friday to try to recall the seven trustees of Flathead Valley Community College.

Blake is accusing all the commissioners of official misconduct by "failure to temporarily remove the trustees of Flathead (Valley) Community College, as requested by the voters of Flathead County in a petition on Jan. 29, 2003."

In the petition to recall Hall, Blake adds another reason, saying that Hall did not follow Montana Code requirements when purchasing a county vehicle in June with taxpayer money.

"Budget amendments providing for additional appropriations must identify the fund reserves, unanticipated revenue, or previously unbudgeted revenue that will fund the appropriations," the petition quotes state law as saying.

Hall said the petition was wrong in its interpretation of the law.

Gipe and Watne would not comment on the recall petitions.

In his petition against Corrigan and Smith, Blake claims they neglected "to take disciplinary action against Hall, or to recover illegally paid funds."

Corrigan and Smith are also accused of failing "to prosecute the election laws" in regards to possible wrongdoing "in the conduct of FVCC bond election."

Blake also alleges the attorneys violated state law by representing private individuals in the lawsuit against the college and officials of the college.

On Aug. 8, Blake submitted similar petitions, which were struck down by Lincoln County Attorney Bernard Cassidy in part because they did not clarify statutory reasons for a recall.

The petitions would normally be handled by the county attorney's office, but to avoid conflict the petitions were forwarded to Cassidy in August.

Smith said because Cassidy is away on a hunting trip this week, the petitions will be reviewed by local attorney Todd Hammer for statutory accuracy and merit.

Flathead County Elections Supervisor Dianne Murer said Hammer's recommendation will help decide whether the petitions are legitimate and ready for circulation.

If the petitions are approved, Blake will have 90 days to gather signatures of 15 percent of the registered voters during the November 2002 county general election.

Murer said of the 53,175 voters, Blake would need 7,976 signatures to qualify any of the recall efforts.

If the petitions prove valid and garner sufficient signatures, then the individuals being named for recall have the option either to resign from office or to write up an opposition ballot statement.