BALTIMORE (AP) -- A Baltimore man is petitioning to have Mayor Sheila Dixon removed from office, arguing that she was sworn into office by the wrong person.
David Wiggins petitioned Tuesday for Dixon's removal, arguing in court papers that she "holds power unlawfully" because she was sworn in by Gov. Martin O'Malley, not the city's clerk of the court.
Wiggins, a paralegal and drug rehabilitation counselor, also wants a Baltimore judge to install him as the interim mayor.
City Solicitor George Nilson says Wiggins is legally incorrect. The state's constitution says that the mayor must be sworn into office by the Circuit Court clerk or his deputy.
But Nilson says the same document allows a governor to give the oath.
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