California: Dinuba Mayor, City Councilman facing petitions

Mayor Janet Hinesly and City Councilman Aldo Gonzalez received petitions over a utility rate hike.

Colorado: GOP State Chair targeted by pro-recall supporters for insufficient support

State GOP Chairman Ryan Call is now being targeted by supporters of the Morse/Giron recall for his lack of support in the recall effort.

Michigan: Petitions rejected in Benton Harbor school board recall

Petitions in an attempt to recall Benton Harbor School Board President Martha Momany and Trustees Willie Lark and Lue Buchana have been rejected because the petitions contain an opinion. said he was disappointed at the decision. The petition claims that by failing to call for a vote to end a meeting, the president violated the Open Meetings Act. The board has been unable to appoint a 7th member.

California: Op-ed on failed recall attempt againstNevada County Fire Protection District Board Member

Following the failed attempt to get a recall against Nevada County Fire Protection District Board member Keith M. Grueneberg. Petitioners needed 4,338 signatures and failed by 718 signatures.

Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes voting on recall amendment

The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes will be voting on a proposed recall amendment "for malfeasance, or any part of the Confederated Tribes’ Constitution.” Petitioners would need 1/3 of eligible voters.

California: High failure rate results in failure of Lake County Sheriff recall

The attempt to recall Lake County Sheriff Frank Rivero failed, with a very high failure rate. Petitioners needed 7,026 signatures. They handed in 7,778, but only 5,715 were found valid. They article has the most detailed breakdown I've ever seen of why signatures failed:

Signatures of those not registered to vote totaled 668 (8.6 percent).
People who signed petitions more than once amounted to 250 (3.2 percent).
Two people withdrew signatures (0.0 percent). Those who registered late: 35 (0.4 percent).
Registered at a different address: 529 (6.8 percent). People who could not be identified: Five (0.1 percent)
Incomplete declarations totaled 71 (0.9 percent). No residence address given: 119 (1.5 percent).
There was no signature on 29 (0.4 percent) of the declarations.
Signatures that didn't match accounted for 42 (0.5 percent).
Incomplete residence address: 12 (0.2 percent).
Signature label used: 1 (0.0 percent).
Circulator inactive: 52 (0.7 percent)
Add written by someone else accounted for 248 (3.2 percent).

Michigan: New Haven trustee recall set for May 6

New Haven Village Trustees Jaremy Davis and Jennifer Podgurski will face a recall vote on May 6, though filing deadlines for any candidates in the race is October 7.

The issue is their support for a second landfill in neighboring Lenox Township.

California: Morro Bay Mayor facing petitions over firing attempt against City Manager/City Attorney

Morro Bay Mayor Jamie Irons is facing recall threats over his attempt to fire the City Manager and the City Attorney.

Arkansas: Four Texarkana directors facing petitions over vote to rehire city manager

Petitions have been filed against four Texarkana  Directors, Sue Johnson, Laney Harris, Londell Williams and Mike Jones. The issue is a vote to rehire the city manager, who was fired in March (vote to rehire was 4-2). Petitioners need 35% of registereds.

Ohio: Painesville charter looks to up signature requirement

Voters in Painesville will be deciding on whether to raise the  signature requirement to get a recall on the ballot from 15% of registered voters to 20%.

Michigan:Election commission turns down two petitions in West Branch-Rose City School Board recall

The Election Commission rejected the language for two petitions to recall West Branch-Rose City school board member Mike Eagan over factual and clarity issues. Eagan is alleged to have supported a teacher in the school district who was convicted of sexual assault against a student. Eagan sat behind the teacher at his sentencing. The petition was filed by the parents of the student.

California: Petitions taken out against Tehachapi's Golden Hills Community Service District Board

Petitioners in Tehachapi have taken out papers to recall five Golden Hills Community Service District's board members, over a decision by the district to assume authority for solid waste handling, which is currently provided by an outside company.

Petitioners need 1,190 signatures (25% of registereds) in 60 days.

Colorado: Supreme Court hears oral arguments in Center recall

Colorado's Supreme Court is hearing arguments on the controversial Center recall  from March. The issue was that there were identifying tabs left on the absentee ballots --letting vote counters know how people voted.

North Carolina: Voters look to kick out High Point Mayor, but no recall law on the books

Here's a look.Not sure why this is a surprise. Greensboro, NC held a recall for Councilwoman Diane Bellamy-Small in 2007. She survived.

California: Failure of the Marin Supervisor recall "a victory"

Here is an editorial in the Marin Independent Journal:

That sum compelled even Adams' political foes to oppose the recall. They rightly questioned the cost of holding a special recall election just a month or two before Adams, a three-term incumbent, is scheduled to stand for re-election.

The editorial notes that even the proponents got what they wanted:

It worked. While the recall petition was being circulated, at Adams' urging the county dropped the Marinwood Plaza as one of the county's regional "Priority Development Areas," sites designated for higher density for affordable housing because of their proximity to transit and Highway 101.

Washington: Clark County GOP threatens recall over gun control legislation

This is a little old, but worth noting.

Colorado: GOP leaders opposed recall efforts

Here's a look at the opposition from Republican leaders and gun rights groups that recall organizers faced when they first tried to push the Colorado recalls. Note this comment from GOP Chairman Ryan Call, which, based on the history of recalls, is straight out incorrect:

Call declined to speak about the details of conversations he had with organizers and elected county leaders but said recalls cannot be driven by a perceived partisan advantage. 

"That's why these recalls were successful," Call said. "They were not driven by one political party; they were really a reflection of grassroots support. The party's job and role is to step in once there is a recall effort and once we have a Republican candidate. Our job as a party is to support Republican candidates."

Wyoming: No state level recall, not likely to adopt one

Wyoming is one of the few Western states that don't allow the recall on the state level. There has been talk about adopting it statewide, though as this article notes, there doesn't seem to be any real effort to move forward:

The state only allows recalls for elected officials in cities or towns operating under a commission form of government. However, no Wyoming cities or towns currently use that form of government.

Phil Roberts, a University of Wyoming history professor, said Wyoming lawmakers considered allowing recalls in the 1910s. But the proposal was rejected

He said the state’s founders also considered the need for a process to oust elected officials before their term was up.

But he said they did this by putting in broad provisions for an official to be impeached.

Louisiana: Port Allen Mayoral Recall set for November 16

The recall against Mayor Demeteric “Deedy” Slaughter is set. 

Colorado: Bloomberg states that the NRA lost in Colorado

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