Tuesday, February 28, 2017

North Carolina: Editorial calls for expanding recall to state legislators while expanding their terms to four years and introducing term limits

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Representative Harry Warren (R) has proposed a law expanding state lawmakers terms from two to four years and adding in term limits (among o...

New Yorker story on 1951 proposed recall amendment for presidents

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Here's a look back  to 1951 at a proposed presidential recall by New Jersey Senator Robert Hendrickson (R) for a constitutional amendmen...
Monday, February 27, 2017

Washington, DC: Police union head survives recall vote

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Sergeant Matthew Mahl , the head of the police union (and a gay man, as noted quite prominently in this story) survived a recall vote. They ...
Sunday, February 26, 2017

Texas: San Angelo Councilman resigns under threat of recall

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Councilman Bill Richardson, who came under a fire of criticism for a Facebook post asking non-Hispanic citizens to keep a written record of ...

California: Recall filed against mayor and four councilmembers after City Clerk hit with restraining order

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Mayor Ramon Medina and councilmembers Eduardo De La Riva, Sergio Calderon, Thomas Martin and Ricardo Villarreal are all facing recall threa...
Saturday, February 25, 2017

Nevada: Storey County Sheriff recall gets signatures

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Sheriff Gerald Antinoro appears to be facing a recall over his excessive settlement from sexual harassment cases. Petitioners handed in 491...

Massachusetts: Signatures handed in against Townsend selectmen

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Signatures were handed in against Selectmen Gordon Clark and Cindy King over claimed that they neglected their duties and numerous claims ab...
Friday, February 24, 2017

Arizona: House passes bill designed to limit use of initiative

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The bill also requires strict construction with petition laws rather than substantial compliance -- an issue that came up during the recall...

Virginia: Charlottesville Court hearing Vice Mayor Recall effort

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The recall effort against Vice-Mayor Wes Bellamy was heard by a circuit court. The issue was racially-charged tweets. The signature amoun...

Texas: Editorial calls for San Angelo City Council member to resign

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Councilman Bill Richardson has been facing recall threats and pushes to resign following his Facebook post against Hispanic officers. Here...

California: Otay Water District Board Member under threats over tweets against Muslims

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Water District Board Member Hector Gastelum (R) is facing recall threats after negative tweets about Muslims with a #SubhumanMonsters hasht...

California: Tulare Regional Medical Center Board not scheduling recall

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The recall of board member Dr. Parmod Kumar has not yet been scheduled, as the board ignored election officials who recommended dates for t...
Thursday, February 23, 2017

Louisiana: Dueling editorials on changes to recall law

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The Times Picayune has a very detailed editorial agreeing with the recent bill looking to cut the number of signatures needed to get on the...

Wisconsin: State Superintendent for Education battle includes debate on whether candidates signed Walker recall petitions

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Wednesday, February 22, 2017

Colorado: Otis Town Council recall scheduled for April 10 (Update: Now the 4th)

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The recall against Otis Town Councilmembers Jesse and Sue Stackhouse, Lana Rogers, Lacie Denney, Jennifer Brandon and Linda Bethel was sched...

Tennessee: State Senator files legislation to give Rutherford County recall law

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Senator Bill Ketron is introducing a bill giving Rutherford County the ability to hold recalls, though it will be limited to officials who ...
Tuesday, February 21, 2017

California: Orange County Register editorial calls for potential recall of Orange Coast College Trustees

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A brouhaha in  Orange Coast College  has led for an editorial calling for the Board of Trustees potential recall. A student recorded an inst...

Wisconsin: Green Bay Mayor survives council vote for removal; Recall next?

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An attempt to remove  Mayor Jim Schmitt (R), who was convicted of three campaign finance violations, from office failed by one vote, with t...

Oregon: Push to allow impeachment for Governor

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Rhode Island: Providence Councilman recall signed by "who's who"

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A list of former senior officials , including two former state senators, have signed petitions to get a recall against Councilman Kevin Jack...