Tuesday, January 31, 2023

South Dakota: Bill proposed to allow school board recalls

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South Dakota has proposed a bill to require school board members throughout the state to face potential recalls. This version is a modified ...
Sunday, January 29, 2023

Canada: Petitions taken out against British Columbia MLA

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MLA Dan Davies (Peace River North) is facing petitions over claims of being absent and failing to notify constituents. Petitioners would nee...

North Carolina: Oak Island Town Council members facing petitions

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Oak Island Town Council members John Bach , Mark Martin, Sheila Bell and Charlie Blalock are facing recall threats over a plan to improve pa...
Friday, January 27, 2023

Wisconsin: Petitions taken out against Sparta School Board members

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Petitions have been taken out against Sparta School District Board Members Nancy Sikorski and Eric Soldberg over their vote to reinstate a ...

Massachusetts: Winthrop Town Council considers adopting recall provision

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Winthrop Town Council is debating potential charter/ordinance changes including adding in a recall provision.

Florida: State Representative sponsors bill for expansion of recall to all county commissioners

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Florida State Representative Dr. Joel Rudman (R) is proposing a recall of county commissioner law for the State. This is the third year that...

Texas: Denton City Council member recall makes the May ballot, potentially setting up reelection/recall on same ballot

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It seems signatures have been validated in the recall effort against Denton City Council member  Jesse Davis . The article said that the co...

Ohio: Cleveland Councilwoman Recall effort fails after signatures rejected

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A recall effort against Cleveland Councilmember Stephanie Howse failed, seemingly with no signatures handed in. Former Councilmember, Bashee...

UK: Labour Party member suggests full recall law for parliament

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A Labour Party MP Richard Burgon (and former Shadow Minister has proposed a new bill allowing for voters to recall the entire parliament wi...
Wednesday, January 25, 2023

Iowa: Proposed Constitutional Amendment adopting recall passes subcommittee

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Iowa is now looking at a proposed Constitutional Amendment adopting the recall for all officials (it has passed a subcommittee). The propos...

Georgia: Lula Mayor and Councilmember facing recall threats

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Lula Mayor Joe Thomas and Councilmember Gene Bramlett are facing recall threats over claims of intimidation and retaliation. City officials...
Tuesday, January 24, 2023

Colorado: Signatures validated against four Walsenburg Councilmembers

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The recall effort against Walsenburg Councilmembers Greg Daniels , Veronica Maes, Nick Vigil and Carmen Lara has gotten on the ballot.  The ...

Kansas: Goddard Mayor facing petitions

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Goddard Mayor Hunter Larkin  is facing petitions after managing to pull off a "coup" and get himself put back in as mayor, and the...

Louisiana: Petitioners need at least 15K signatures for New Orleans Mayor recall

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Petitioners now claim they are 15,000 signatures short of the 53,353 valid signatures needed to get the recall of New Orleans  Mayor LaToya...

California: Was the Davis recall the start of a new California leadership model?

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A look back and forward from Joe Mathews on the impact of the 2003 recall and the growth of the idea of the Governor as a global trendsette...
Sunday, January 22, 2023

North Dakota: Petition language approved against Bismarck School Board member

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Petition language has been approved against Bismarck School Board Member  Emily Eckroth  over a confrontation with police during a DUI traf...

Ohio: Three petitions out in East Cleveland following last year's recall effort

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East Cleveland Council President Korean Stevenson and Councilmembers Juanita Gowdy and Patricia Blochowiak are facing recall efforts over t...

California: Paso Robles School Board member facing petitions

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Paso Robles School Board member Joel Peterson is facing a recall effort over complaints about how he was appointed. The previous board memb...

Virginia: Portsmouth Council members recall claims 5000 signatures

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Petitioners claim they have 5000 signatures for the recall effort against Portsmouth Vice Mayor  De'Andre Barnes  and Councilmember Mar...

Virginia: City Council kills effort in Portsmouth to create Malfeasance Standard to limit recalls

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The attempt to change Portsmouth's recall law has been stopped by a new supermajority of the city council. There was a push  last year ...