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Who Will Be the Next Victim of the Grand Bounce? A nonpartisan, nonjudgmental look at the “Hair-Trigger” Form of Government

Friday, November 30, 2012

Michigan: Two Charlevoix city council members facing recalls

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Two Charlevoix City Council members , Jill Picha and Bryan Vollmer, are facing recall petitions. According to the complaint, the reasons we...

California: Signature verification in Coastside Fire District recalls

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Some details on the Coastside Fire District Petitions. Petitioners needed 2,714 signatures to certify. Petitioners collected 3,290 signatu...
Thursday, November 29, 2012

New Jersey: Petitions being filed against West New York Mayor

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After a long wait, West New York Commissioner of Public Works Count Wiley is finally set to file a recall petition against Mayor Felix Roqu...

Wisconsin: Challenge of La Crosse recall petitions shows Viterbo University as home to majority of signatures

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Interesting twist in the attempted recall of La Crosse Common Council president Audrey Kader. Kader has challenged 153 of the 252 signatur...

Idaho: Middleton recall petitions fall short

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The recall attempt against Middleton Mayor Darin Taylor missed the mark. After handing in 583 signatures, only 417 were found valid -- peti...

California: Coastside Fire Protection District Board recall petitions hit the mark, election to be held next year

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Three Coastside Fire Protection District Board , President Doug Mackintosh, Director Mike Alifano and Director Gary Riddell, will be facing...

Michigan: Replacement vote for Troy mayor leading to serious state-local divide

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The state Director of Elections is pushing Troy to hold its replacement race in February (as per state law), but the city is still claiming...
Wednesday, November 28, 2012

California: San Francisco Sheriff recall motion before Democratic County Central Committee withdrawn

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The sponsor of a recall proposal against Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi has withdrawn the resolution before the influential Democratic County Cent...

Louisiana: St. Bernard Parish President facing recall petitions from husband of fired former legal secretary

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St. Bernard Parish President Dave Peralta i s facing a recall threat started by the husband of a  legal secretary who Peralta fired after t...

Colorado: Basalt Mayor facing recall threats

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Basalt Mayor Jacque Whitsitt is facing a recall threat, though the reasons are unclear. The petitioner contacted the town clerk asking abo...
Tuesday, November 27, 2012

Maine: Limestone recalls set for January 8

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Here's the earlier coverage . Three selectmen are facing recalls.

Florida: Culpeper County Republican Committee Chair loses recall

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Culpeper County Republican Committee Chairman Steve Nixon was kicked out of office, 45-7. The vote was in August. The conservative wing of...

Texas: El Paso recall petitions rejected by clerk due to technicality

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The 500 signature petition to recall city Rep. Cortney Niland was rejected by the Municipal Clerk's Office.  The reason given was that...

Nebraska: Two Hamilton County Board recall petitions fail, one by two signatures

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Attempts to recall two Hamilton County Board members failed. Petitioners handed in 154 signatures for the recall of Tim Bergen. They neede...
Monday, November 26, 2012

New Jersey: West Wildwood referendum may presage recall threat

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New Jersey: Asbury Park recall killed by city due to questionable deadline

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The attempted recall of three Asbury Park Council members was quashed by the city, which claimed they did not have enough time to review th...

Missouri: Ellisville recall provision ruled unconstitutional for failing to state cause

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After trying to recall five members of the Ellisville City Counci l, a St. Louis judge has ruled that the city's recall provision viola...

Washington: Investigation into Snohomish County Executive on hold

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An investigation into the alleged misuse of staff and a state-issued cell phone by Snohomish County Executive Aaron Reardon is on hold due...
Sunday, November 25, 2012

Oklahoma: Sand Springs lowers recall signature requirement

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This is from March -- Sand Springs voted on a proposed law to lower its signature requirement from 20% of registered voters to 20% of turno...

North Carolina: State rules that Ronda does not possess recall

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The state board of elections has ruled that the town of Ronda does not have the authority to recall an elected official. Petitioners had h...
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