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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, February 28, 2014

Illinois: Plainfield Township Park District accused of using ballot propositions to avoid recall question

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The district is only allowed three ballot questions per election -- and some are asking whether the district filled up all three to avoid r...

Idaho: Recall against Gooding School Board Trustee scheduled for May 20 vote

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Gooding school board trustee David Reeves is facing a recall on May 20. after petitioners handed in 33 signatures, and needed 16 (50% of tu...
Thursday, February 27, 2014

New Jersey: Trenton Mayor ousted from office by judge following conviction

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Trenton Mayor Tony Mack was kicked out of office due to his  corruption conviction. Mack faced recall petitions in 2011, but the petitioner...

Wisconsin: Kenosha Unified School Board member facing recall threats

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Kenosha Unified School Board Member Kyle Flood is receiving recall threats (and calls for resignation) after he received a ticket for posse...
Wednesday, February 26, 2014

New Jersey: Rumblings of recall effort against State Senate President over gun control law

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State Senate President Steve Sweeney is now hearing noises (There's a Facebook page and Twitter hashtag) of a recall campaign for his p...

California: Recall threats in Centinela ValleySchool Board over Superintendent's large pay package

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A huge pay package for Centinela Valley Union High School District Superintendent Jose Fernandez is leading to recall threats against all f...

Oregon: Coburg Mayor, City Councilmen easily survive recall vote

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Coburg Mayor Mayor Jae Pudewell and two Council members easily survived a recall vote. Pudewll won 236-124, City Councilor Jerry Behney, pr...

Colorado: Colorado Springs' Chart School Board President recall attempt thwarted by lack of quorum

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An attempt to recall the STAR Academy (Space, Technology and Arts) school board president Al Loma failed because only half the members of ...

Tennessee: Crossville approves charter amendment to vote on recall that petitioners would have to pay for

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Crossville City Council has approved a charter amendment, to be voted on in November, putting in a recall for City Council members. The Ten...

California: Pleasant Hill City Clerk facing petitions over failure to produce City Council minutes

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Pleasant Hill City Clerk Kim Lehmkuhl is facing petitions for her failure to produce City Council meeting minutes for an entire year. Petit...
Sunday, February 23, 2014

Wisconsin: Union membership plummets since Act 10 passed

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Here  -- down 60% for public sector employees, and the union's budget went from $6M to $2M.

Massachusetts: Hillsdale voters approve recall home rule provision

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Hillsdale voters passed a motion to request a home-rule recall law (seemingly of a malfeasance standard variety) 202-95. Only 21% of voters ...
Friday, February 21, 2014

Wisconsin: More on the Scott Walker investigation

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Here ,  Here's Christian Schneider  writing for the National Review and here's Andy Kroll in  Mother Jones' take

Arizona: Maricopa Councilman facing recall threat over DUI

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Maricopa councilman Bridger Kimball is facing a recall threat launched by another councilman over a DUI in December 2012 of .285 (which he ...

Colorado: Petition handed in for rehearing on Center recall

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Here

Arizona: Op-ed opposing Benson recall

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Op-ed on Benson recall, focused on costs.

Massachusetts: Hinsdale voting on Wednesday on adopting recall

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Hinsdale will be voting on adopting a recall in a special meeting on Wednesday.  If the plan is given the go-ahead, 100 registered voters ...

New Mexico: Almost 90% of signatures tossed out in Clovis City Commissioner recall

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The recall against Clovis City Commissioner Robert Sandoval failed, with the city clerk knocking off almost 90% of signatures. Petitioners h...

Arizona: Election Law bill slated for repeal

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Interesting development in Arizona -- an election bill that was enacted in 2013 is now looking like it will be repealed. The law had creat...
Thursday, February 20, 2014

Oregon: Tulelake Mayor recall set for June 3

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The recall against Tulelake Mayor Randy Darrow has been set for June 3 -- petitioners handed in 101 signatures, they needed 74.  Darrow is...
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