Number of 'No' votes in recall of Seattle City Council's Kshama Sawant rises

FILE - Seattle city councilmember Kshama Sawant speaks during a protest against family separation at the border and other immigration-related issues on Aug. 1, 2019, outside ICE headquarters in Seattle. Henry Bridger II, a former supporter of Sawant, is leading an effort to recall her, and ballots are due Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2021 in Seattle's Third District. The results could further shift power in the Northwest's largest city and deal another setback to leftist activists who saw business-friendly candidates win a council seat and the mayor's office in the November 2021 general election. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)