Monday, October 28, 2024

At least 17 (update 20) Recalls set for Election Day -- including Alameda District Attorney and Oakland Mayor

This Election Day will see at least 20 recalls throughout the country (and a noteworthy asterisk). There are also two recalls scheduled the week before in Oregon, so it is possible they will pushed off till Election Day. It could be that other recalls will pop up on our radar (this seems to happen, especially with Arkansas), so view this as a floor, not a ceiling.

Two points: 1) It's noteworthy that there are so few in our nation's recall leader, Michigan, though they did have 12 on Primary Day in May (plus two resignations). 2) Presidential Election Days have the highest turnout (though perhaps we're in for a drop from the post 26th Amendment high), but this doesn't help the official. In fact, recalls on Election or Primary Days seem to have a higher ouster rate

The most noteworthy ones are right out in the Bay Area, with the Oakland Mayor and Alameda County District Attorney, which I will deal with in a separate post, but all recalls are special in their own special way. So here's the links to the upcoming ones:

Arizona: 
Cottonwood Councilmember Lisa DuVerrnay
Page Councilmembers David Auge and Michael Farrow

Arkansas:
Wynne Mayor Jennifer Hobbs

California: 
Alameda District Attorney Pamela Price
Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao
Avenal's Reff-Sunset School Board's Claudia Cazares,  Lilia Rizo, Lissette Padilla
Grover Beach Councilmember Daniel Rushing
Los Banos Councilmembers Brett Jones and Douglas Begonia
Montebello Councilmember Angie Jimenez
Yuciapa Councilmember Matt Garner

Idaho (Update):
Juliaetta City Council Judi Fuller
Marsh Valley School Board Kathy Egan

Michigan:
Onaway School Board member John Palmer

Missouri 
Carthage Councilmember Tiffany Cossey

Nebraska:
Brownville Councilmember Colleen Volkmer and Jennifer Hobbs

Additionally, Flint Michigan had a recall scheduled against Councilmember Quincy Murphy, but he died and while the vote will take place, it will be ignored (though there are lawsuits over that, but it seems like they won't be counted).

Colorado:
Loveland Councilmember Troy Krenning (though this seems to be pushed off by continual suits)
Norwood Mayor Candy Meehan is set for December 10

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