The Recall Elections Blog

The Illinois Senate Executive Committee has moved forward a bill , SB1954 , allowing recalls for county officials throughout the state. The...

The House has passed Senator Kristin Roers'  Senate Bill 2269 , which looks to increase signature requirements, allow for the cancelati...

Petitions have been taken out against North Slope Borough Assembly President Crawford Patkotak, who is the father of Mayor  Josiah Aullaqsru...

The recall effort against Pocatello-Chubbuck School Board Member Raymond Knoff  over a vote to close an elementary school over declining enr...

A recall effort is ramping up against Houston Mayor John Whitmire (D) over complaints about incompetence. The one specific policy issue seem...

Here's an article noting that it is the 100th anniversary of one of the most critical recalls in US history, the successful effort to k...

A really great look by Perry Arrasmith in Hawaiian Business Magazine at how Hawaii's Governor is tasked with appointing officials to fi...

The recall against Wrightstown School Board President  Angela Hansen-Winker  has made the ballot for a special election on April 22 (though ...

Not much detail here, but apparently the issue was excessive and petty fines by Garden Park Village.  Just to note that I do not count HOA ...

The Washington  Supreme Court  has upheld (6-3) the judicially  approved recall petition  against Mabton Mayor  Rachel Ruelas . The court ru...

King City Mayor Marc Manelis has resigned after signatures were verified in his recall and a recall was scheduled for April 29th over a rea...

The recall of North Valley County Sewer and Water District Board members Krystal Dickerson and Carl Millerick has made the ballot and is se...

Petitioners have submitted their first batch of 1419 signatures for the recall effort  against Yakima County Coroner  Jim Curtice  (R), whi...

Nigerian Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan is facing a recall effort. Here's an explanation of how the Nigerian recall works, including ...

Lumberton Township Mayor Gina LaPlaca  is facing calls for a resignation or a recall after being arrested on a DUI with a child in the car.

Petitions have been taken out against Valley City Mayor Dave Carlsrud   and City Commissioners Duane Magnuson, Mike Bishop, Jeff Erickson an...

Poway Councilmember Tony Blain is facing a recall effort after his censure for claims of an attempted vote trade. There are also complaints ...

Rick Caruso , the billionaire who ran and lost to Karen Bass in the mayoral election in 2022, has announced his opposition to a recall effor...

Here's a look back at recalls of  Forth Worth 's Mayor W.J. Hammond and five councilmembers (one by resignation) in 1938 back when t...

Canyon Creek Rural Fire District Trustee  Richard E. Grady  was kicked out in a March 18 recall election, 146-49.  There seems to  be compl...

North Slope Borough Mayor Josiah Aullaqsruaq Patkotak is facing petitions over complaints over allegedly misusing funds for travel expenses...

Freedom Select Board member Heather Donahue , famous for her leading role in "The Blair Witch Project," is facing a recall vote on...

Petitions have been taken out against Burleigh County Commissioner Brian Bitner over complaints about contempt for voters, though Bitner be...

The recall effort against Contra Costa District Attorney  Diana Becton  is moving forward, with petitions set to be filed this week. Petitio...

No surprise here, but the Minnesota Supreme Court has tossed out the  recall efforts  against Minnesota's Democratic House Representativ...

A recall effort has been kicked off against Knox County School Board Chair Betsy Henderson . Henderson is facing the recall over her push fo...

Petitions have been taken out against Beverly Hills School Board Members Russell Stuart and Sigalie Sabag following the resignation of the ...

Petitions have been taken out against Santa Cruz Sheriff David Hathaway . Petitioners need 4567 signatures by July 2.  The lead petitioner i...