Rancho Santa Margarita Mayor Carol Gamble has agreed to plead guilty to a misdemeanor related to her nominating petitions, prosecutors said Wednesday.
Gamble turned in nominating petitions for her re-election to the council that violated the law because she did not personally witness the signatures, prosecutors said. If she is re-elected, she cannot take office and the city will have to hold a special election, prosecutors said.
Her attorney, Paul Meyer, characterized it as a mistake and said she immediately agreed to cooperate with law enforcement…