Hampton City Councilmember Chris Bowman is facing a recall effort after he was named as a victim of an extortion attempt by a prostitute who he met in a hotel (the extortion was to return his cellphone).
Randy Bowman, who lost two races for the council, is leading the recall effort.
Petitioners need 1608 signatures to get on the ballot.
Petition language has been approved in the recall effort against Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price over complaints that she is too lenient on plea deals. Here's some earlier coverage about the complaint and Price's claim that the proponents were "election deniers." Also, here's some context of the battle against the progressive prosecutor movement.
Since I was just asked by our friends at the Daily Kos, it appears that the signature number cited earlier (93,000) is incorrect. That was based on California law, which requires the signatures of 10% of registered voters in the county. However, Alameda is a charter county and the law allows it's rules to supersede. Alameda requires 15% of the vote total for governor in the county in the last election (487,969). So petitioners need 73,195 signatures in 160 days.
Once again, confusion reigns in East Cleveland, as there is another attempt to recall Mayor Brandon King, who survived a vote last year by 19 (or perhaps 8) votes. The story is a bit confusing, though it sounds like petitioners handed in enough signatures to get a recall on the ballot (they gave in 796 and had 417 valids and need 396 -- though I'm uncertain about those numbers). The recall would be December 5.
The recall is over a kitchen sink of complaints, including a budget deficit, indicted police, corruption and "tall grass." City Council President Juanita Gowdy would automatically replace King.
While King survived last year's vote, East Cleveland Councilman Ernest Smith was removed. At that time, the city council appointed three different people to fill the seat that was opened with the recall of Ernest Smith (never got a clear answer on the legality of the law director's attempt to stop the recall of King, though he survived the vote anyway). Three council members appointed Lateek Shabazz (quoted in the story about the King recall. to fill the board seat, but that was found to violate the open meeting laws. The City Council President then appointed Jackie Goodrum, who was ineligible as she is a public employee. Finally, Mark McClain was appointed.
Elizabeth Trustee Angela Ternus was ousted, 176-122. The recall was over development issues. Elizabeth has been the focus of numerous recalls, with Trustee June Jurczewsky and Rachel White losing their seats in 2019 over their support for development proposals.
Petition language was rejected against Flint City Councilwoman Jerri Winfrey-Carter. The recall is over Winfrey-Carter not voting for the budget. The petition was filed by former Councilmember Wantwaz Davis, who lost to Winfrey-Carter in 2017.
Signatures have been handed in against Delta County Commissioner Dave Moyle. No word on how many were handed in, but they need 666 valids. There are also recall efforts outstanding against Commissioners Robert Petersen and Robert Barron over their votes to fire the County Administrator.
Petitioners will need 1001 signatures for Barron and 775 for Petersen.
The recall against Supervisor Kevin Crye has gotten to the ballot. Petitioners handed in 5104 signatures and 4929 were verified. They need 4151 valids to get on the ballot.
The recall is over the vote to cancel a voting systems contract with Dominion Voting and requiring handcounting, which will cost the county millions. This is part of the fight in Shasta and Crye seems to be connected to the far right groups, one of whom led the successful recall of Supervisor Leonard Moty.Supporters in Shasta County are asking that Governor Gavin Newsom not appoint a replacement if is ousted in a recall and instead allow the voters to choose. Presumably, this could be an issue in the election. As a reminder, in 2022, the state changed the law for local officials who lose a recall election. In that case (unless there is a local law from a charter city), the new law eliminates a replacement election and instead uses an automatic replacement model (with the governor or a specified body making the choice of replacements).
Following news that Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson has switched his party registration from Democrat to Republican (after a recent re-election win), there is now talk of a recall. Note that the Dallas Mayoralty is a non-partisan election, so Johnson did not run as a member of a party.
Petitioners would need the signatures of 15% of registered voters in the last election in 60 days to get on the ballot. The Secretary of State's office has the county info, so hard to tell how much that is as of yet. The law specifies the city council is subject to a recall, but it notes that the mayor is the 15th city council member (election in the city as a whole).
Michigamme Township Clerk Neil Hanson resigned after a recall effort made the ballot. Petitioners claimed that Hanson had been neglecting his duties. Hanson noted that health problems affected his work. Two of the five board members wanted to keep the recall on the ballot, but the other three accepted the resignation (which came one month after the verification was complete), and will appoint a replacement.
Garibaldi Mayor Tim Hall resigned after signatures were validated for a recall effort. Petitioners handed in 120 valid signatures. Hall said that he received pushback from city officials after he started looking into finances. Hall was one of only four Black mayors in the state.
A former Mayor, Judy Riggs, was a leader of the petition effort, claiming that Hall did not follow procedures and backed the fired City Manager in her $1M whistleblowing suit against the city (which has been dismissed).
Petitions have been taken out against Ottawa County Commissioner Doug Zylstra (D) and Roger Bergman (R) with the language approved by the Election Commission. Zylstra is appealing the decision. The petition is being pushed by the Ottawa Impact group, a fundamentalist Christian far right group, over the two commissioners opposition to a bill that claiming to protect "childhood innocence." Zylstra noted that the bill lacked any specificity for staffers to follow. Petitioners would need 2620 signatures for Zylstra and 3717 for Bergman.
There is an ongoing recall effort against Commissioner Lucy Ebel, a member of the Ottawa Impact group.
Signatures have been handed in for the recall against Incline Village General Improvement District Chair Matthew Dent and Trustee Sara Schmitz. Three former board trustees are leading the effort. Looks like this is over the firing of a general manager for the district and a no vote on a $26 Million grant.
Petitioners need 1801 signatures or 25% of turnout (and supposedly, only those who voted in the 2020 election can sign, though I'm not sure if that limiting provision preventing newer residents or people who didn't vote in that specific election actually holds up if challenged in court).
It seems that petitions have been handed in against Brookings Mayor Ron Hedenskog and city councilmembers Ed Schreiber and Michelle Morosky over their decision to reinstate the City Manager following her arrest for shoplifting. Petitioners need over 400 signatures in 90 days (no word on how many signatures were handed in).
The Mayor is proposing a plan to handle the lack of a quorum if all of the recalls are successful (which would leave only two councilmembers). The charter requires a special election in 60 days to fill the seats. The mayor is looking for a same day recall replacement vote.
Petitions have been taken out against Alexandria Mayor Jacques Roy and Councilmembers Jim Villard and Lee Rubin over complaints about police recruitment and retention plans, utility billing and homeless issues.
Petitioners need 6329 signatures in 180 days.
The first attempt to get a recall on the ballot against Richmond County Sheriff Richard Roundtree failed, as petitioners did not get the 100 signatures for the first stage of the recall. The recall is over complaints from the lead petition that the office didn't "sufficiently investigated a driver involved in a crash in his driveway." If they get over the first hurdle, petitioners would need 30% of registered voters to get on the ballot.
The recall election against Sargent School Board members Martin Riddle, Loyd Pointer, Laura Kipp and Tammera Moody seems to have gotten on the ballot. Petitioners needed 95 signatures (35% of the highest vote total of any candidate in the last election) and enough were verified (though I don't know the numbers. An election should be held soon.
The recalls are over the board's vote to not renew the contact of a principal.
Petitions have been taken out against Bell Gardens Mayor Francis De Leon Sanchez and Councilmembers Marco Barcena, Gabriela Gomez and Maria Pulido over their support for allowing cannabis dispensaries.
Petitioners need about 3200 signatures each to get on the ballot.
Petitions have been taken out against Baker Mayor Beverly Calder over an alleged attempt to hold a city council meeting without a quorum, interrupting meetings and apparently an attempt to reappoint herself mayor.
Petitioners needs 747 signatures in 90 days.
