Oregon: Morrow County Commission still working through ramifications of recall vote

The fallout from the Morrow County Commission recall continues, though the lack of a quorum issue seems to be solved.

The state uses a recall law that involves an appointed rather than elected replacement model. Morrow only had one member on the council and could not have meetings without a quorum to approve bills. 

The two officials, Jim Doherty (1319-1169) and Melissa Lindsay (1248-1237) lost the recall election held on November 2 though they waited for postmarked and challenged ballots). Lindsay's term is over at the end of the year. 

The recall seemed to be about the firing of a county administrator (who is now suing the county for wrongful termination), ambulance service issues and nitrate contamination.