Crawford Mayor Tom Phillips was ousted in a recall, 182-109. Petitioners claimed that he does not live in Crawford and that he has a conflict of interest, as his wife is a book-keeper for a city-owned golf course. The Council President replaces him.
The recall effort was the second against Phillips. The first attempt was restarted because the County Clerk gave the wrong number of signatures needed.
The clerk thought it was 35% of the total that Phillips received in his election, though it is 35% of the absolute total of votes cast for the office. The new number is 137, and it was previously thought to be 75.
Crawford has a mayoral recall in 2021 against Connie Shell (who lost to Phillips), which the official survived. The signatures were incorrect at that time as well.
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