The man who successfully sued Metropolitan King County Executive Ron Sims for illegally withholding public documents related to the Seahawks Stadium and the Kingdome is now working to have a County Council member removed from office.

Armen Yousoufian, of Vashon Island, filed a petition for recall with the King County elections office yesterday, accusing District 8 Councilman Dow Constantine of wrongful and unlawful conduct and of violating his oath of office.

Attempts to reach Constantine for comment last night were unsuccessful.

Yousoufian's petition largely focuses on the county's Critical Areas Ordinance rules to restrict what rural landowners can do on their property, in an effort to protect the environment. Constantine wrote an article for a Vashon Island newspaper last year; Yousoufian claims Constantine intentionally distorted facts and made material omissions in writing about the ordinance.

In voting on the ordinance, Yousoufian also accused Constantine of ignoring legal advice that could result in the county losing a possible future lawsuit.

A King County Superior Court judge will decide if the charges meet statutory requirements for a recall.