Georgia: Recall effort targets College Park Council member

Petitions are being taken out against College Park Councilmember Jamelle McKenzie. The complaint seems to be about toxic work environments, contacting voters who were scheduled to speak at council meetings in an alleged attempt to intimidate and posting about the firing of an employee before they were notified. 

Petitioners are looking for 900 signatures in 30 days, though it's unclear how many are needed. Georgia is a malfeasance standard/judicial recall state, so it's not clear if this meets the bar for a recall.

Wisconsin: Fifield Supervisor makes the ballot; Recall scheduled for August 27

The recall of Fifield Town Board Supervisor Ann Sloane has made the ballot and is scheduled for August 27. If there's a primary, that would be held on August 20th, with the election on September 24.

The recall is over creating "tension on the board" though Sloane said it is part of an attack against the Pike Lake Fire Department (where she is a first responder). There was a first recall attempt over permit violations on the lake after some changes to buoy regulations.

Petitioners got more than 200 signatures in a first attempt. The second got 197 and needed 139. 

Georgia: Judge rejects Athens Mayor attempt to throw out recall effort

A judge has rejected Athens Mayor Kelly Girtz lawsuit to stop the the recall effort against Girtz and presumably those against Clarke County Sheriff John Q. Williams and Western Judicial Circuit District Attorney Deborah Gonzalez. The rejection was over Girtz's failure to file the petition before the deadline. However, petitioners would have to restart the signature gathering. 

Georgia is a Malfeasance Standard/Judicial Recall state, so it is not clear that they have the for cause requirement handled.

The recall moved past the initial stage, with petitioners needing 100 signatures minimum (They handed in 159 for Gonzalez, 126 for Williams and 118 for Girtz).

Petitioners have 45 days to collect 30% of registered voters in the last election for the office -- which will be over 5000 for each (each one has a different last election -- the DA was elected in a special election on December 1, 2020). Because this is registered voters, not turnout, having lower turnout in a special or municipal election wouldn't matter.

There are also threats of recall efforts against 10 district commissioners, though each must be launched from a petitioner in their own district. The first one, against Commissioner Melissa Link, failed as the lead petitioner does not live in that district.

The recall is over the high-profile murder of a nursing student by an undocumented Venezuelan immigrant that has grabbed national attention. In 2019, the county issued a statement on welcoming people from all lands and backgrounds as well as denouncing white nationalists and xenophobes. The lead petitioner is apparently well known after being charged in 2016 after he allegedly "became irate when his wife put too much cheese on his grilled cheese sandwich."The lawsuit over the recall effort against Athe

California: Contra Costa District Attorney facing recall effort

Contra Costa District Attorney Diana Becton is facing a recall effort, with a campaign committee being formed, though no petitions have been taken out. The article suggests that about 75,000 signatures would be needed, though looking at the registration in the county, it may be closer to 70,700 (at the moment).

Becton appears to be part of the progressive prosecutor movement, and is facing similar complaints to DAs in San Francisco, Los Angeles and Alameda about a failure to prosecute different cases. Becton has also been accused of demoting her last two opponent after her election and there was apparently a $2.2 million discrimination settlement against the DA's office (which her opponent was part of -- the alleged discrimination was against women). 

California: Two Millbrae Councilmembers losing recall election vote

Both Millbrae Councilmembers, Angelina Cahalan (586-245) and Maurice Goodman (1083-294), are trailing badly in the first announced result of the recall effort. 

The recall is over a San Mateo County plan to convert an Inn to a homeless shelter. Both are in their first terms.

Texas: Austin to vote on charter raising recall signature threshold

Austin's voting on a charter change for the city council, with a proposal to raise the signature threshold for recalls from 10% to 15% of registered voters.

California: One Grover Beach Councilmember recall makes the ballot

The recall of Grover Beach Councilmember Daniel Rushing has made the ballot. Petitioners handed in 521 valid signatures and needed 504. They seem to have handed in 661 signatures, but collected 709. Hopefully, we'll find out about this discrepancy. 

The issue seems to be a water rate increase to help a proposed recycled water project. 

The recall followed a legal battle where others were targeted. Here's details about the lawsuit filed against the Grover Beach city clerk claiming that they illegally rejected petitions in the recall effort against Grover Beach Mayor Karen Bright and Councilmembers Rushing and Zachary Zimmerman. Petitioners handed four times the required number of signatures to get the petitions. They need about 2000 signatures for Bright and Zimmerman and 500 for Rushing.

The petitioners are claiming that the clerk required that the petitions remove a number of statements before they could be approved and "slow-walked" the process. The court seems to have ruled for the petitioners, but it's not clear where this is going (outside of the Rushing recall).

Oregon: Three Morrow County Commissioners survives recall vote

Three Morrow County Commissioners survived a special election today, with the preliminary results showing Commissioners David Sykes (657-1504), Jeff Wenholz (737-1465) and Roy Drago Jr., (688-1508) victorious.  Here's my comments on the recall in an Oregon Public Broadcasting interview.

The recall was over a seeming kitchen sink grouping of issues, including changes to the ambulance service plan, transparency, water issues, and hiring more administrators. 

In 2022, two Morrow Commissioners were ousted in a recall. Drago was appointed to replace one of them (and Wenholz defeated the other in a general election).

Petitioners handed in 725, 748 and 726 signatures and needs 613 valids for each (15% of gubernatorial turnout).

Drago ran in a May 21 primary, though he seems to have come in second (649-638-501-391)

Turnout was 30.84%

California: Montebello Councilmember recall makes the ballot

The recall of Montebello Councilmember Angie Jimenez  has made the ballot. The recall effort cites Jimenez's absences from meetings, her vote in favor of a waste transfer station and opposition to the Traffic and Safety Commission reinstatement. Jimenez blames land developers. 

Petitioners handed in 2023 valid signatures and needed 1388. The recall will be on the November 5 general election ballot.

California: Two Sunol Glen School Board members ousted in recall vote

The recall of both Sunol Glen School Board Trustees have been certified, with Ryan Jergensen losing 277-255 and Linda Hurley down 274-258. There's still a good bit of time for votes to be counted. 

The recall is after the board voted to limit the school to only flying US or California state flags. The school flew a pride flag during Pride Month. 

Petitioners handed in 307 signatures for Jergensen and got 300 valids; 306 handed in for Hurley, with 301 valids. They needed 246 signatures to get on the ballot.

Michigan: Last of the eight House member recalls failed to submit signatures

An update on the recall efforts against eight different Michigan House members -- all of the recalls failed, with no signatures handed in. The most recent failures were those against against House members Betsy Coffia and Noah Arbit, Sharon MacDonell and Republican Representative Cam Cavitt have been approved. 

Cavitt's recall language was over his vote in favor of electing Representative Joe Tate as speaker. 

Previously, revised petitions were submitted against four Democratic Michigan House members, Jennifer Conlin and Reggie Miller.

Petition language was previously rejected in seven of eight filings, as well as Sharon MacDonell (D) and Jamie Churches (D) and Republican Donni Steele (R). 

The six Democrats were targeted over votes in favor of red flag laws to remove guns from people who are considered extreme risks (Coffia and MacDonell) and hate crimes legislation (Conlin, Miller and Churches). The petitions did not spell this out, which resulted in their rejection. Steele (R) is also facing a recall effort over her vote in favor of a bill requiring safe storage of guns when not in use.

While the petition language is over these bills and votes, most believe the recall is due to the fact that the Democrats have a narrow 56-54 majority in the House, leading petitioners to think they can gain control of the chamber with recalls. 

Recalls to flip a chamber are not unusual and have actually worked, though the longer term implications are frequently poor. Recalls in Washington in 1981, Michigan in 1983, California in 1995, Wisconsin in 1996, Wisconsin in 2011, 2012, Colorado in 2013 and attempts in Colorado and Nevada in 2019 all had this goal. In Michigan, California and Wisconsin (1996), recalls actually resulted in change of control, though only the Michigan one stuck (Democrats have been out of power in the Michigan Senate for nearly 40 years, ending this last election.

Michigan has also had four state legislative elections, in 1983, 2008 and 2011. Three of the four led to removal.

Massachusetts: New Bedford Mayor makes further push for recall law

An update on the push by New Bedford Mayor John Mitchell for a recall law for city council members. The proposal needs the approval from the City Council and then needs the state to sign off on the home rule petition. The council is complaining that they should have a four year term (they have two-year terms) for a recall to be adopted.

Under the proposal, petitioners would need signatures from 15% of registereds in 45 days (at large officials need 600 signatures). The recall proposal also has a turnout veto -- 15% of registereds must vote for it to count.

The city looked into such a law in 2017.

California: San Francisco School Board recall leader, who later lost appointed seat, running in new election

Ann Hsu, who helped lead the 2022 recall of three San Francisco School Board members, was appointed to replace one of the defeated incumbents and then lost the seat in November, is now running to get back on the school board.  

Colorado: Three Falcon Highlands Metropolitan District board members ousted in recall vote

Three Falcon Highlands Metropolitan District Board Members appear to have lost their recall elections, with Erin Ganaway (277-14), Leo Schuhmacher (276-17) and Tom Dickey (280-11), though ballots are still coming in (the election was July 16).

The issue was groundwater flooding and claims of conflict of interest with developers. 

Ainsley Sinclaire replaces Ganaway, Bob Aamodt is leading for the Shuhmacher's seat and Curtis Fletcher seems to have won Dickey's replacement race.

Turnout was 35%, which the election official noted was "impressive," comparing it favorably to the 28.5% for the recent congressional primary. 

Michigan: Petitions filed against three Mott Community College Trustees

Petitions have been filed against Mott Community College Board of Trustees Janet Couch, John Daly III and Secretary Wendy Wolcott.  The recall is over the approval of a contract for an interim president. The vote was 5-2, though the other two members are not eligible for a recall. 

No word on how many signatures are needed, but it would be in the tens of thousands. 

Washington: Four Port Angeles City Council members facing petitions

Petitions have been taken out against Port Angeles City Council members Kate Dexter, Navarra Carr, Lindsey Schromen-Wawrin and LaTrisha Suggs. The petition claims that they are illegible to serve "because they are members of the International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives and have not posted an international bond."

A Judge will decide whether the petitions meet Washington State's Malfeasance Standard/Judicial Recall. 

Louisiana: Petitions taken out against five East Baton Rouge School Board Members

Petitions have been taken out against East Baton Rouge Parish School Board members Mark Bellue, Nathan Rust, Michael Gaudet, Emily Soule and Patrick Martin.

The issue seems to be a failure to choose a new Superintendent. 

Petitioners need 7514 signatures for Bellue, 7010 for Rust, 6689 for Gaudet, 7609 for Soule and 7501 for Martin.

Ballotpedia Mid-Year Recall Report shows more recalls than any mid-point since at least 2014

Ballotpedia's mid-year recall report is showing that more officials were removed by recalls in any years that they've been tracking since 2014 (My biggest recall year was 2012, so makes sense). 38 have been removed, which is more than the 29 in 2016. There have been 266 efforts in 164 jurisdictions, higher than the 265 in 2016.

Alaska: Juneau School Board recall makes the ballot -- scheduled for October 1

The recall of Juneau Board of Education President Deedie Sorensen and VP Emil Mackey has made the ballot. The recall will be on the October 1 municipal election ballot.

The recall is over a $7.9 million budget deficient, caused by what petitioners claim are accounting errors, though a district consolidation plan seems to be the big issue. Petitioners tried to include the consolidation plan in the petition, but was rejected because of the state's malfeasance standard (though even that may be easily surmounted due to recent court cases).  They are the only two board members eligible for a recall vote (the others either have an immediate election or were recently elected).

Petitioners handed in 2408 for Mackey and 2396 for Sorensen. They need 2359 signatures to get on the ballot.  Unfortunately, the document does not provide a breakdown of the verified/rejected rate. The recall could cost $105,000.

Update: Here's an article opposing the recall effort and noting that school consolidation is a nationwide phenomenon.

Wisconsin: Judge tosses out complaint against Election Commission ruling in failed Assembly Speaker recall effort

The lawsuit seeking to overturn the rejection of 188 signatures in the recall effort against Assembly Speaker Robin Vos was tossed out by a district court judge. The judge did not rule on the Election Commissions reason for the tossing out of signatures (whether the signature collection deadline for submitting petitions was extended because of Memorial Day), but instead ruled that the signatures were collected in the wrong district (the old district, not the new one).

Due to questions about what district to use because of gerrymandering, the he petitioners needed 6850 under the old district, and they got 6866. In the new district, they needed 7195. The Wisconsin Supreme Court refused to rule on which district counted.

Here's a full discussion of this recall. 

Nebraska: Crawford Mayor ousted in recall vote

Crawford Mayor Tom Phillips was ousted in a recall, 182-109. Petitioners claimed that he does not live in Crawford and that he has a conflict of interest, as his wife is a book-keeper for a city-owned golf course. The Council President replaces him.

The recall effort was the second against Phillips. The first attempt was restarted because the County Clerk gave the wrong number of signatures needed.

The clerk thought it was 35% of the total that Phillips received in his election, though it is 35% of the absolute total of votes cast for the office. The new number is 137, and it was previously thought to be 75.

Crawford has a mayoral recall in 2021 against Connie Shell (who lost to Phillips), which the official survived. The signatures were incorrect at that time as well. 

Colorado: Petitions taken out against Archuleta County Commissioner

Archuleta County Commissioner Veronica Medina is facing petitions over conflict of interest claims regarding the purchase of a county administration building, though Medina claims that it is over the non-renewal of the contract for the county manager, 

The lead petitioner works as a public information officer for the county.

Petitioners need 1829 signatures to get on the ballot. The cost for a recall election is estimated at $37,624.

Oregon: One Nyssa School District Board member resigned; two recall efforts failed

A few months late, but a recall against Nyssa School District members Pat Morinaka and Susan Ramos failed, though Jeremy Peterson resigned (over a new law that required a statement of economic interest). 

The recall attempt was over a failure to "ensure migrant Hispanic families could be part of the review process for the new superintendent."

Missouri: Signatures handed in against Carthage Councilmember

520 signatures were handed in against Carthage Councilmember Tiffany Cossey, The recall is over a claim that she was creating a hostile work environment, which led the previous council to attempt to pass a censure motion against her. 

The recall would be on Election Day, November 5. 

Texas: Pilot Point City Council refuses to schedule City Council recall

The Pilot Point City Council refused to schedule a recall election against Council member Elizabeth Jones, with the vote 5-1-1 against. The recall appears to be over Jones' hosting the city's Christmas party and receiving $900 (it seems to have cost at least $1200). The claim is that this is a favor for the city that she should not have done (a free party appears to be considered a bribe).

The council is claiming that the petition has questionable dating of the signatures. 

Texas has had this issue of councils' refusing to schedule recalls numerous times in the past. 

Wisconsin: Lawsuit seeks to overturn Election Commission ruling tossing out signatures in Assembly Speaker recall

Petitioners for the recall of Assembly Speaker Robin Vos are suing to overturn an Election Commission ruling tossing out 188 signatures in the second recall effort against Vos due to late collection. The question is that the filing deadline for submitting petitions were extending because of Memorial Day, but the commission held that did not expand the 60 day signature collection timeframe, hence no signatures could be collected during that time. The vote was 4-2.

Due to questions about what district to use because of gerrymandering, there could be an additional question. The petitioners needed 6850 under the old district, and they got 6866. In the new district, they needed 7195. The Wisconsin Supreme Court refused to rule on which district counted.

There were reports that the petitions include hundreds of duplicates, people signing after the deadline, as well as questionable signature collectors. No idea what happened with that complaint.

In the first effort, also led by former Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman, they handed in 11000. 

If it gets on the ballot, Vos could be facing the dual recall + reelection on the same day (if it is delayed from the August 6th date). Michigan Speaker Andy Dillion did that in 2008 (surviving both). 

Vos, a long-time fixture of this blog, is facing the recall over his refusal to support Trump during the attempt to overthrow the 2020 election results and the decision to drop impeachment efforts against Wisconsin's Election Commission Chair Meagan Wolfe as she has refused to push for the discredited claims of election fraud.

Vos almost lost in 2022 after refusing to back the election fraud claims. Gableman, who has previously targeted Vos (after Vos appointed him to head a committee looking at fraud), had called for his recall if he didn't support the impeachment of Wolfe. 

The Daily Kos has had some good explanations has a good explanation for the challenge of deciding what district Vos is a part of. 

Trinidad & Tobago: New look at potential recall law

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Taiwan: Battles in the legislature over changes to recall law

The push to change Taiwan's recall law is running into ferocious opposition. The law, which currently has a "absentee veto" requirement (25% must turnout for the recall to count), would add a "queen of the hill" provision, which requires the pro-recall vote to top the amount of signatures received in the official's original election. The proposal is backed by the opposition Kuomintang Party and opposed by the ruling Democratic Progressive Party, so unclear how it would pass.

Texas: Killeen Councilmembers facing petitions

Recall petitions were taken out against Killeen Councilmembers Michael Boyd and Jessica Gonzalez. The recall seems to be part of an ongoing fight, thought the petitioner mentions (among many other things) a meeting with developers for which a disclosure form was not filed as well as violations of the First and Second Amendment. The petition itself seems to be a vague kitchen sink, with claims of failing to "listen to the citizens"; Violations of the "code of conduct" and "failure to meet primary standards and "abusing tax dollars."

Petitioners need 202 signatures in 30 days. 

Wisconsin: Recall effort against Vilas Clerk of Courts and Circuit Court Judge

A recall effort is ongoing against Vilas County Clerk of Courts Beth Soltow. The Board of Supervisors voted down a resolution that would have provided formal support for the recall (the vote against the recall was 18-2).

Soltow is accused of having the office in disarray and of having an affair with Circuit Court Judge Daniel Overbey. There is also a recall effort against Overbey, who is facing an investigation by the State Judicial Commission.

Arizona: Recall elections of two Page Councilors scheduled for November 5

The recall elections of Page Councilors David Auge and Mike Farrow has been scheduled for Election Day, November 5.

210 signatures were handed in. Not sure how many are needed.

The issue was a vote against a contract to modify Lake Powell Boulevard. 

California: Millbrae Councilmembers recall set for July 23

The recall effort against Millbrae Councilmembers Angelina Cahalan and Maurice Goodman is set for July 23rd (final day to get ballots in). 

The recall is over a San Mateo County plan to convert an Inn to a homeless shelter. Both are in their first terms.

New Op-ed on the Rise of the Running Mates

 Here's an op-ed that I wrote in Fox News on the Rise of the Running Mates. 

Ballotpedia notes that recall efforts at highest for first half of year since at least 2014

I haven't compiled data, but Ballotpedia said that the recall efforts are the highest since at least 2014. Note that the highest I've counted was in 2012 (the blog started in 2011), so presidential election years may see an uptick.

According to Ballotpedia, there were 266 recall efforts (in 164 jurisdictions). So far, 38 officials have been kicked out of office. 

California: Sunol Glen School Board members trailing in first batch of votes

Both Sunol Glen School Board Trustees Ryan Jergensen and Linda Hurley are losing the recall elections, with Jergensen trailing 254-218 and Hurley down 249-223. There's still a good bit of time for votes to be counted. 

The recall is after the board voted to limit the school to only flying US or California state flags. The school flew a pride flag during Pride Month. 

Petitioners handed in 307 signatures for Jergensen and got 300 valids; 306 handed in for Hurley, with 301 valids. They needed 246 signatures to get on the ballot.

Update: Votes totals are ticking closer, with Jergensen now down 274-246 and Hurley trailing 270-250.

Kenya: Recall efforts undertaken against 6 MPs

Recall efforts have been started against six ODM MPs, Gideon Ochanda, Elisha Odhiambo, Caroli Onondi, Emmanuel Wangwe, Memusi Kanchory and Bernard Shinali, after they voted against their party's position on a Finance Bill (they voted in favor). 

Kenya's law requires a High Court finding of a violation of either the Election Act, gross violation of the constitution, misconduct or mismanagement of public funds. The petition requires signatures of 30% of voters and 15% from each ward, and there is an absentee veto, where the recall needs at least 30% turnout for the recall to count.

Texas: Dickinson Mayor submits resignation papers

Following an earlier announcement that he was resigning, Dickinson Mayor Sean Skipworth has finally submitted his resignation in the face of a new recall effort, with a special election to be held in November. Skipworth will stay in office until then. The recall was over claims that he "failed to meet fiduciary responsibilities." There are a host of other complaints, including over his support for the hiring a city manager who has faced assault charges.

Dickinson has been the source of a bitter battle over the recall. The city attorney previously claimed that the recall was invalid after petitioners handed in about 1150 signatures and needed 689 valids (they had 30 days). The City Attorney said that the petitions did not confirm the number of signatures on each page; questions of who was facing a recall; and a lack of specifications on the recall claims.

Dickinson's auditor rejected a second attempt over claims that it didn't meet the specification requirement (a malfeasance standard/judicial recall law) for a recall to be allowed.

Skipworth also protested  that the non-city residents are gathering signatures, which violates local laws, though that law itself may violate US law (maybe?). 

Taiwan: Petitions handed in against Keelung City Mayor; Move to adopt a Queen of the Hill provision

The recall election against Keelung City Mayor Hsieh Kuo-liang (KMT) is looking to hand in nearly 40,000 signatures by July 5. They need about 31,000. Kuo-liang is facing criticism over a scandal involving a commercial property at the harbor. 

The KMT is looking to change the law, which currently has a "absentee veto" requirement (25% must turnout for the recall to count). They would add a "queen of the hill" provision, which requires the pro-recall vote to top the amount of signatures received in the official's original election. 

Texas: Crockett City Council member facing discussion of council recall

 Voters are discussing a recall effort against Crockett City Council member Darrell Jones for failing to appear at meetings. However, the charter doesn't spell out a recall law so it may not be possible. There is an internal affairs report dealing with Crockett Economic and Industrial Development Corporation and the conduct of the Executive Director which is a source of significant controversy.

Colorado: Victor Mayor and City Councilor facing petitions

Petitions have been taken out against Victor Mayor Barbara Manning and City Councilor Buck Hakes over the firing of maintenance coordinator (seems like he was fire chief and this was a volunteer role) for the Victor Volunteer Fire Department. Petitioners need 15 signatures for Hakes and 40 for Manning by August 12.

An election would cost between $3,000 and $5,000.

Wisconsin: Assembly Speaker Recall tossed out by Election Commission after signatures rejected for late collection

The second recall effort against Assembly Speaker Robin Vos failed after the Election Commission tossed out 188 additional signatures because they were collected after the 60th day of registration. The vote was 4-2.

The first pass through verified enough signatures the effor though there are significant questions about whether it works depending on the district, which will be answered by the Election Commission tomorrow. 

Because the districts were redrawn, there are real questions on how this will work. The petitioners needed 6850 under the old district, and they got only 6866. In the new district, they needed 7195. The Wisconsin Supreme Court refused to rule on which district counted. After this latest development, there were 6678 valids under the old district and 3807 under the new.

There were reports that the petitions include hundreds of duplicates, people signing after the deadline, as well as questionable signature collectors. No idea what happened with that complaint.

In the first effort, also led by former Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman, they handed in 11000. 

If it gets on the ballot, Vos could be facing the dual recall + reelection on the same day (if it is delayed from the August 6th date). Michigan Speaker Andy Dillion did that in 2008 (surviving both). 

Vos, a long-time fixture of this blog, is facing the recall over his refusal to support Trump during the attempt to overthrow the 2020 election results and the decision to drop impeachment efforts against Wisconsin's Election Commission Chair Meagan Wolfe as she has refused to push for the discredited claims of election fraud.

Vos almost lost in 2022 after refusing to back the election fraud claims. Gableman, who has previously targeted Vos (after Vos appointed him to head a committee looking at fraud), had called for his recall if he didn't support the impeachment of Wolfe. 

The Daily Kos has had some good explanations has a good explanation for the challenge of deciding what district Vos is a part of. 

Oregon: Petitions taken out against Mabton Mayor

Petitions have been taken out against Mabton Mayor Rachel Ruelas, though the first effort has been turned away. The recall effort comes after the former city clerk was accused of allowing her boyfriend to abscond with $22K in checks and cash from the city. There also has been no access to two council agendas or eight recording of meetings. Council members have not seen the budget and there has been trouble with live-streaming meetings. 

Petitioners would need 59 signatures in 90 days. 

California: Oakland Mayor recall updates -- Oped in the Recorder

Here's an op-ed I co-wrote in American Lawyer's Recorder looking at why Oakland may end up with the 4 mayors in 3 months and why it happened. 

Mayoral candidate Loren Taylor, who lost to Mayor Shen Thao by 677 votes in the ranked choice balloting, is looking to run in a replacement race. 

The Chief Spokesman for Thao has resigned and her lawyer seems to have broken with her following her press conference.  

California: Telemcula School Board President ousted in recall

Temecula School Board President Joseph Komorsky lost the June 4th recall, 4963-4751. Turnout was 45.1%. Here is a NYT story with my comments on the recall.

The recall is over complaints about extremist views, including transgender policy, banning critical race theory and rejecting a textbook because of a mention of Harvey Milk as well as the firing of the superintendent. 

Previously, school board member Danny Gonzalez resign, though oddly right after the petitioners failed to hand in the signatures needed to get him on the ballot (the signatures were due on December 8). Petitioners failed to hand in signatures against Gonzalez (4392) and Jennifer Wiersma (3987). 

Wisconsin: Recall signatures verified in Assembly Speaker recall for one, though not the second, recall

Signatures were verified in the second recall effort against Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, though there are significant questions about whether it works depending on the district, which will be answered by the Election Commission tomorrow. A recall may be held on August 6, though if multi-candidates run, it would be a primary, with the election held on September 3rd.

Because the districts were redrawn, there are real questions on how this will work. The petitioners needed 6850 under the old district, and they got only 6866. In the new district, they needed 7195. The Wisconsin Supreme Court refused to rule on which district counted.

There were reports that the petitions include hundreds of duplicates, people signing after the deadline, as well as questionable signature collectors. No idea what happened with that complaint.

In the first effort, also led by former Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman, they handed in 11000. 

If it gets on the ballot, Vos could be facing the dual recall + reelection on the same day (if it is delayed from the August 6th date). Michigan Speaker Andy Dillion did that in 2008 (surviving both). 

Vos, a long-time fixture of this blog, is facing the recall over his refusal to support Trump during the attempt to overthrow the 2020 election results and the decision to drop impeachment efforts against Wisconsin's Election Commission Chair Meagan Wolfe as she has refused to push for the discredited claims of election fraud.

Vos almost lost in 2022 after refusing to back the election fraud claims. Gableman, who has previously targeted Vos (after Vos appointed him to head a committee looking at fraud), had called for his recall if he didn't support the impeachment of Wolfe. 

The Daily Kos has had some good explanations has a good explanation for the challenge of deciding what district Vos is a part of. 

North Dakota: Look back at attempt to recall Governor in 1935

Here's a look back at a recall effort against North Dakota Governor Walter Welford in 1935 over the continual difficulties of the Great Depression. The recall did not make the ballot, though the story of Welford's term was interesting.

Welford was the Lieutenant Governor and moved up when Governor Thomas Moodie was removed by the Supreme Court for not being a resident of the state (he had recently voted in Minneapolis). Moodie beat Lydie Langer, who was the wife of William Langer of quite a bit of recall note. and then beat Langer in 1936. William Langer was the Attorney General from 1916-1920 and was replaced by William Lemke. Langer ran against Lynn Frazier in 1920 and lost. Langer was the Governor elected in 1932, but was convicted and forced from office. 

Frazier and Lemke both lost in the 1921 recall. Langer than beat both in the 1940 US Senate election.

Oregon: Seaside City Councilor recall scheduled for July 31

The recall against Seaside City Councilor Steve Dillard has made the ballot and is scheduled for July 31. over his proposal for age restrictions on library books. 

Petitioners needed112 signatures. 

Arizona: Signatures handed in for recall of two Page Councilors

Signatures have been submitted in the recall effort against Page Councilors David Auge and Mike Farrow 210 signatures were handed in. Not sure how many are needed.

The issue was a vote against a contract to modify Lake Powell Boulevard. 

California: Oakland Mayoral recall makes the ballot and mayors home raided

More exciting news in Alameda County, as clerk announced that the recall of Oakland Mayor Sheng Tao has made the ballot, which was followed the next day by news that the FBI raided her house. This is the first recall in Oakland Mayoral history and will be the largest by population for a mayor since 2011 (Omaha and Miami-Dade -- though that was a county). Internationally (Lima, Warsaw, Frankfurt, Duisburg, and Kaohsiung, and on the county and state level, there have been larger, but not for a mayor. 

No word yet on the invalidation rate, but petitioners handed in over 40,000 signatures, which was more than she won on the first round of her election. They need 24,638. 

The big issue has been crime. Tao has fired the Oakland Police Chief and rejected three possible replacements proposed by a committee. One of the leaders of the recall effort is Alameda County Judge Brenda Harbin-Forte, who served on the Police Commission and was removed by Tao.

As I explain here, Oakland uses state law for the recall, which kicks the replacement decision back to the city -- and we have an interesting wrinkle in the replacement provision (Section 303), which works like this:

If the mayor is removed, the President of the Council fills the position. If it is over a year (as it is here), there is a special election within 120 days, with a potential extension of 90 days to tie it into a regularly scheduled election. They will use ranked choice. 

The wrinkle is that City Council President Nikki Fortunato Bas is running for Alameda County Supervisor and she came in first in the top two race. If Fortunato Bas wins that race on November 5 (which would be the same day as the recall) and the recall succeeds, she presumably would serve as Mayor until January, when she would be replaced by... another council member? So, we may be looking at four mayors in a short time frame. 

Oregon: Four Gervais officials losing in recall vote

Gervais Mayor Andrea Gilland and City Councilors John Harvey, Michael Gregory and Rob Ladd are losing in the first release of numbers, with 60% against. So far, 29% of voters have turned out.

The recall is over the firing of the police chief. Previously, the city manager, pro-tem manager, recorder and legal counsel all left. 

Petitioners needed 108 signatures to get to the ballot.

In 2023, two Gervais Councilors were ousted. 

Michigan: Two Delta County Canvassers resign following refusal to certify recall vote

Two Delta County Board of Canvassers members, Bonnie Hakkola and LeeAnne Oman,  have resigned after they originally refused (and then flipped) -- to certify the recall election vote that led to an ouster of three Delta County Commissioners.

The board's refusal seemed to be based on claims (by election deniers from the presidential race) that two of challengers had 2.64 votes for every one for the incumbent.  

All three incumbents were blown out in recall races on May 7th, Commissioner Dave Moyle (R) lost to Kelli Van Ginhoven (D) 932-353; Commissioner Robert Barron lost to Myra Croasdell, 1410-514; Commissioners Robert Petersen lost to Matthew Jensen, 947-358. The vote was between 72-73%.

If the board didn't certify by May 20, the issue gets sent to the state to examine at the county's expense.

The recall was over their votes to fire the County Administrator (and apparently over their opposition to DEI issues).

Michigan: Petitions filed against four Brandywine School Board members

Petitions have been filed against Brandywine School Board members Michelanne McCombs, Elaine McKee, Thomas Payne and Angela Seastrom. 

The issue is their opposition to a change in the board agenda moving the hearing of visitors from the end of the meeting to the beginning of the meeting (the petitioner is arguing that this is a question of micromanaging).

Petitioners need 872 signatures in 60 days. The effort is led by the former Brandywine Superintendent (who retired in 2017).

California: More on the Alameda DA recall battle

More on the Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price recall, including a former spokesperson accusing Price of deleting records and racism and complaints about a DA showing up at a protest event (in favor of Price). 

Oregon: Signatures validated in recall against three Cottage Grove Councilors -- Recall set for July 30

Signatures have been validated in the Cottage Grove City Councilors Mike Fleck, Chalice Savage and Alex Dreher. Hopefully, we'll see the numbers soon. 

The recall appears to be about the homeless policy. There was a failed recall attempt against Fleck, Savage and John Stinett in 2023, where petitioners handed in 662 signatures and needed 654. Only 463 signatures were validated. That recall was over the city's homeless policy and a lack of responsiveness. 

Update: The recall election has been set for July 30.

Louisiana: Petitions taking out against Iowa Mayor

Petitions have been taken out against Iowa Mayor Neal Watkins. Petitioners would need 604 signatures. It may have to do with the raising of water bills. 

Nevada: Deep dive into Esmeralda County Clerk recall effort and signature counting

A deep dive by the New York Times at the failure of the recall effort against Esmeralda County Clerk LaCinda Elgan, as well as the district attorney and county auditor (though I don't see any articles about those efforts). The article shows how they perform the actual counting of the signatures.

Elgan faced the recall from members of the Esmeralda County Republican Central Committee, over her rejection of a push to have hand counting of all ballots as part of false claims of election fraud from 2020. Elgan handcounted ballots in the past and found that they lined-up with the machine count, which was reportedly part of the reason for the recall.  Esmeralda held up approval of primary results in 2022. 

The article claims that there were 142 signatures handed in and they needed 114, 67 had problems, but it is not clear how many were thrown out. Other articles stated that petitioners needed 186 signatures to get on the ballot.  

Louisiana: St. Tammany Parish Coroner recall effort slows

The recall effort against St. Tammany Parish Coroner Christopher Tape has slowed, which has led to using the tactic of mailing out petitions so signers will self-attest and mail it back.  

The recall is over sex abuse allegations that were dismissed in 2003 over a claim of a violation of a right to a speedy trial. Tape was fired by the previous coroner over claims of violating the confidentiality policy.

Petitioners need 35057 signatures by October 14 to get on the ballot. They claim they have nearly 10000 verified signatures and more in the pipeline.

10 years ago, St. Tammany Parish Coroner Peter Galvan resigned during recall efforts over theft.

Alaska: Petitioners hand in Juneau School Board members

Signatures have been handed in for the recall of Juneau Board of Education President Deedie Sorensen and VP Emil Mackey, The recall is over a $7.9 million budget deficient, caused by what petitioners claim are accounting errors, though a district consolidation plan seems to be the big issue. Petitioners tried to include the consolidation plan in the petition, but was rejected because of the state's malfeasance standard (though even that may be easily surmounted due to recent court cases).  

Petitioners handed in 2408 for Mackey and 2396 for Sorensen. They need 2359 signatures to get on the ballot. The recall could cost $105,000.

Update: Here's an article opposing the recall effort and noting that school consolidation is a nationwide phenomenon.

Colorado: Garfield School Board Member recall makes the ballot

The recall against Garfield RE-2 School Board Member Tony May has made the ballot. Petitioners handed in 2880 signatures and 2441 were validated. They needed 2378 valids.

May has pushed for the adoption of the American Birthright Standards instead of the state standards. There are also complaints about behavior.

May had previously stepped down as board president, but presumably retained his seat. 

Wisconsin: Petitions filed against four Milwaukee Public School Board members

Recall petitions have been taken out against four Milwaukee Public School Board members, Marva Herndon, Jilly Gokalgandhi, Erika Siemsen and Missy Zombor, following the news that the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction withheld $16 million in funding because the district was months behind in reporting. This led to the resignation of the superintendent and the firing of the comptroller. Petitioners need 5137 signatures for Herndon, 6809 for Siemsen, 7759 for Gokalgandhi, and 44,177 for Zombor (Zombor is an at-large member, rather than a specific district.

The board called for a $252 million referendum that was recently approved before revealing the financial issues.

Update: Petitioners claim they have half the signatures needed (they cite 37K signatures, which is presumably all of them combined).

Oregon: Morrow County Commissioners recall makes the ballot

The recall against three Morrow County Commissioners, Commissioners David Sykes, Jeff Wenholz and Roy Drago Jr., has made the ballot and is scheduled as a special election in July.  

The recall was over a seeming kitchen sink grouping of issues, including changes to the ambulance service plan, transparency, water issues, and hiring more administrators. 

In 2022, two Morrow Commissioners were ousted in a recall. Drago was appointed to replace one of them (and Wenholz defeated the other in a general election).

Petitioners handed in 725, 748 and 726 signatures and needs 613 valids for each (15% of gubernatorial turnout).

Drago ran in a May 21 primary, though he seems to have come in second (649-638-501-391)

Michigan: Flint Councilmember recall gets on the November 5th ballot

The recall of recall of Flint Councilmember Quincy Murphy has gotten to the ballot and will be scheduled for November 5. on the ballot. Petitioners got 533 signatures and needed 513. 

The recall is part of a battle on Flint with recall efforts continually being launched, with focus on a community grant program, approval of Brownfield Plans and how revenue is allocated. 

Language was approved against Councilmember Dennis Pfeiffer, making him the third Flint Councilmember to have active petitions outstanding. There are also attempts many other officials in Flint. The claim against Pfeiffer is "conduct unbecoming a councilmember."

Petitions have also been approved against Flint Council President Ladel Lewi.

Petitioners would need 883 signatures for Pfeiffer and 751 for Lewi.

A recall against Flint Councilmember Eva Worthing got on the ballot, but she did not run in the May 7th voteshe did not run in the May 7th vote.  

Worthing called out four other councilmembers, led by Eric Mays, against whom there were recall efforts. The four were Pfeiffer, Eric Mays, Jerri Winfrey-Carter and Tonya Burns.

The anti-Mays forces claim that Mays and another councilmember called a meeting that they others did not attend over the question of applying for a community grant program funding. Mays has also been charged with disorderly conduct for conduct at the council meetings that has apparently gone viral.

Recalls were also filed against councilmember Judy Priestley (with two filed against Priestly). Former Council President Allie Herkenroder already announced that she was resigning her seat last year. 

Taiwan: Hsinchu and Keelung Mayors facing recall efforts

A recall campaign is being threatened against Hsinchu Mayor Ann Kao. Kao was charged with corruption.

There is also a recall against Keelung Mayor George Hsieh.

Germany: Genthin mayor ousted in recall

Genthin Mayor Matthias Gunther was kicked out in a recall, with 83.4% in early reporting. Turnout was 60.4%. There was an earlier attempt against Gunther that failed to get to the ballot.

North Carolina: Proposal to adopt recall law in Leland

Leland is considering adopting a recall law in the town charter. State Representative Frank Iler is pushing a bill in the House to allow the town to hold a referendum on the law.

The recall seems to be incited by a proposed property tax increase. Petitioners would need 25% of registered voters' signatures in 30 days. 

One interesting provision -- if two ore more council members are removed in a recall, than their successors must be voted on in a special election.

Oregon: Petitions filed against three John Day Councilmembers

Petitions have been filed against John Day Councilmember Councilmember Sherrie Rininger, Eric Bush and Ron Phillips over a kitchen sink of complaints such as "claims of mismanagement, poor decision-making and planning, violations of state law, and unprofessional and unethical conduct."

The recall was filed by John Day Public Works Director. 

In January, John Day Mayor Heather Rookstool lost a recall election, 252-224 over a host of complaints about management and city employees led the charge there as well.

California: Petitioners hand in signatures against Oakland Mayor

Petitioners have handed in over 40,000 signatures in the recall of Oakland Mayor Sheng Tao, which was partly to match the amount of votes she received in the first round of her election. They need 24,638. 

The big issue has been crime. Tao has fired the Oakland Police Chief and rejected three possible replacements proposed by a committee. One of the leaders of the recall effort is Alameda County Judge Brenda Harbin-Forte, who served on the Police Commission and was removed by Tao.

Oakland uses state law for the recall, which kicks the replacement decision back to the city -- and we have an interesting wrinkle in the replacement provision (Section 303), which works like this:

If the mayor is removed, the President of the Council fills the position. If it is over a year (as it is here), there is a special election within 120 days, with a potential extension of 90 days to tie it into a regularly scheduled election. They will use ranked choice. 

The wrinkle is that City Council President Nikki Fortunato Bas is running for Alameda County Supervisor and she came in first in the top two race. If Fortunato Bas wins that race on November 5 (which would be the same day as the recall) and the recall succeeds, she presumably would serve as Mayor until January, when she would be replaced by... another council member? So, we may be looking at four mayors in a short time frame. 

Wisconsin: Assembly Speaker recall appears to have failed for the 2nd time

The second recall effort against Assembly Speaker Robin Vos appears to have failed, with reports that the petitions include hundreds of duplicates, people signing after the deadline, as well as questionable signature collectors.

Petitioners turned in over 9000 signatures for the recall  and needed 7195. See below for the full discussion on the signature amount. In the first effort, also led by former Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman, they handed in 11000. 

If it gets on the ballot, Vos could be facing the dual recall + reelection on the same day. Michigan Speaker Andy Dillion did that in 2008 (surviving both). 

Vos, a long-time fixture of this blog, is facing the recall over his refusal to support Trump during the attempt to overthrow the 2020 election results and the decision to drop impeachment efforts against Wisconsin's Election Commission Chair Meagan Wolfe as she has refused to push for the discredited claims of election fraud.

Vos almost lost in 2022 after refusing to back the election fraud claims. Gableman, who has previously targeted Vos (after Vos appointed him to head a committee looking at fraud), had called for his recall if he didn't support the impeachment of Wolfe. 

The first recall effort failed, with the Wisconsin Election Commission announcing that the recall would have failed under either his new or old district (see below for a discussion).

The petitioners needed 6850 under the old district, and they got only 4989. In the new district, they needed 7195 and got 3053. The Wisconsin Supreme Court refused to rule on which district counted. They apparently handed in 11000.

The Daily Kos has a good explanation for the challenge of deciding what district Vos is a part of (this is after the old districts were tossed out by the State Supreme Court). 

Oregon: Recall of four Gervais officials slated for June 18

Gervais Mayor Andrea Gilland and City Councilors John Harvey, Michael Gregory and Rob Ladd are facing a stand alone special election recall vote on June 18. 

The recall is over the firing of the police chief. Previously, the city manager, pro-tem manager, recorder and legal counsel all left. 

Petitioners needed 108 signatures to get to the ballot.

Colorado: Las Animas County Coroner effort fails due to rejected signatures

The recall effort against Las Animas County Coroner Dominic Verquer has failed, with too many signatures being rejected. The recall was over claims that Verquer buried homeless people in a cemetery without the owner's knowledge or proper paperwork. The Republican County Committee claims that Verquer was "exonerated" by an investigation, though investigation report has not been released yet.

Petitioners handed in 1345 signatures and needed 1253. They got 907. Of the rejected signatures, 179 had the signatures not matching the voter registration, 100 had no names found (presumably not registered), 81 had incorrect information on the form and 27 were "ineligible" signers. 3 signers withdrew their signature.

Michigan: Signatures handed in against Flint Councilmember

Petitioners are claiming that they filed enough signatures to get the recall of Flint Councilmember Quincy Murphy on the ballot. They need 513. 

The recalls in Flint have been a long running battle. 

Recently, language was approved against Councilmember Dennis Pfeiffer, making him the third Flint Councilmember to have active petitions outstanding. There are also attempts many other officials in Flint. The claim against Pfeiffer is "conduct unbecoming a councilmember."

Petitions have also been approved against Flint Council President Ladel Lewi.

Petitioners would need 883 signatures for Pfeiffer and 751 for Lewi.

The recall seems to be over a long running battle, with the focus on a community grant program, approval of Brownfield Plans and how revenue is allocated.

A recall against Flint Councilmember Eva Worthing got on the ballot, but she has announced that she is not running in the May 7th vote.  

Worthing called out four other councilmembers, led by Eric Mays, against whom there were recall efforts. The four were Pfeiffer, Eric Mays, Jerri Winfrey-Carter and Tonya Burns.

The anti-Mays forces claim that Mays and another councilmember called a meeting that they others did not attend over the question of applying for a community grant program funding. Mays has also been charged with disorderly conduct for conduct at the council meetings that has apparently gone viral.

Recalls were also filed against councilmember Judy Priestley (with two filed against Priestly). Former Council President Allie Herkenroder already announced that she was resigning her seat last year. 

Michigan: Petitions taken out against Benton Harbor Commissioner and School Board Trustee

Petitions have been taken out against Benton Harbor Commissioner Ethel Clark Griffin and School Board Trustee Elnora Gavin by former City Commissioner Jerry Edwards.

The effort against Clark Griffin is allegedly over votes against paying city bills and against Gavin over votes against the hiring of Title 1 support staff.

Benton Harbor has been the source of numerous recall efforts over the years.

California: Tight race in Temecula School Board president recall

The June 4th recall of Temecula School Board President Joseph Komorsky remains close, with the current vote at 4674-4477 in favor of removal. Ballots could be coming in until June 20th.

The recall is over complaints about extremist views, including transgender policy, banning critical race theory and rejecting a textbook because of a mention of Harvey Milk as well as the firing of the superintendent. 

Previously, school board member Danny Gonzalez resign, though oddly right after the petitioners failed to hand in the signatures needed to get him on the ballot (the signatures were due on December 8). Petitioners failed to hand in signatures against Gonzalez (4392) and Jennifer Wiersma (3987). 

California: Anaheim City Council member appears to survive recall vote

Anaheim City Council member Natalie Rubalcava appears to have survived the June 4th recall vote, 2683-3123.

The recall was started after a public corruption investigation report was released. The corruption claim is based on a chamber of commerce created data mining operation that allegedly gave Rubalcava a list of names and contact info taken from community outreach groups. She is also accused of giving operational direction to city staff rather than the city manager. Rubalcava was elected in 2022, and Support our Anaheim Resort, a Disney PAC, was a big supporter. 

The recall appeared to be another union vs. union fight, based on the spending. The Unite Here union, which has been fighting for a $25 minimum wage, spent $315,000 to get the recall on the ballot and have poured in another $350,000 for the battle. 

But on the other side, the Construction Unions have put in $50,000, the Police $25,000 and firefighters $7.500 in support of Rubalcava. The Orange County Employees Association and the Anaheim Municipal Employees Association both threw in $10,000. There has been $730,000 raised in her defense. 

Colorado: Two Cherokee Metro District Board ousted in recall vote

Two Cherokee Metropolitan District Board members, Steve Hasbrouck and Linda Keleher, were ousted in June 4 recall votes. Keleher lost 1084-460 and Hasbrouck lost by over 1000 votes (don't see the total yet). 

Keleher was replaced by Kim Wilson (800 voted for her), with 214 voting for Hasbrouck as the replacement. 

Hasbrouck was replaced by Jeremy Atkinson, who got 785 votes. Keleher got 175 in the replacement race.

The recall was over water quality (the hardness of water wearing out household appliances). 

Wisconsin: Petitions taken out against Baraboo School Board President

Petitions have been taken out against Baraboo School Board President Kevin Vodak over claims of misuse of money, high turnover and favoritism. Petitioners need more than 2500 signatures by July 14.

Michigan: Petitions filed against Marquette Board of Light and Power Commissioner over trademark filing for school team nickname

Petitions have been taking out against Marquette Board of Light and Power Commissioner Margaret Brumm over her trademarking of the name "Marquette Sentinels" to force the school board to keep the name "Redmen" for the team. Brumm is a leader of the effort to recall two school board members over their support for a name change. 

Idaho: Kamiah Mayor ousted in recall vote

Kamiah Mayor Betty Heater was ousted in a special election recall, 240-58. Due to Idaho's Queen of the Hill provision, the recall needed 130 votes in favor (the total Heater won in the last election) for it to count.

The issue was complaints of fiscal mismanagement and lack of administrative control. Kamiah faced a recall effort against Councilmembers in 2019. The recalls failed due to an administrative ruling after signatures were handed in.

California: Oakland Mayor petitioners have no stated replacement choice in a potential recall

Some further stories on the Oakland Mayor Sheng Tao recall effort, including that the petitioners don't have any favorite in a potential replacement race (or appointment, then a race) if the recall gets to the ballot.

I would like to see if there is any thought of a counter-petition, as the state's signature strike law is in effect. 

Wisconsin: Judge hearing lawsuit against collective bargaining ban signed Walker recall petition

 The lawsuit that is attempting to undue the 2011 law that bans public workers collective bargaining (and was part of the impetus for the Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker + Lt Gov + 13 state Senators recall efforts) is being heard by Dane County Circuit Judge Jacob Frost, who signed the recall petition. At the time, Frost was a private lawyer (he was only appointed in 2020).

California: Union vs. Union fight a big part of Anaheim City Council recall

The June 4th recall of Anaheim City Council member Natalie Rubalcava appears to be another union vs. union fight, based on the spending. The Unite Here union, which has been fighting for a $25 minimum wage, spent $315,000 to get the recall on the ballot and have poured in another $350,000 for the battle. 

But on the other side, the Construction Unions have put in $50,000, the Police $25,000 and firefighters $7.500 in support of Rubalcava. The Orange County Employees Association and the Anaheim Municipal Employees Association both threw in $10,000. There has been $730,000 raised in her defense. 

Petitioners handed in  9118 signatures, they needed 5123. The clerk checked 7693 and found 5131 valids (presumably they stopped once they were over the line), so a 66.7% valid rate. 

The recall was started after a public corruption investigation report was released. The corruption claim is based on a chamber of commerce created data mining operation that allegedly gave Rubalcava a list of names and contact info taken from community outreach groups. She is also accused of giving operational direction to city staff rather than the city manager. Rubalcava was elected in 2022, and Support our Anaheim Resort, a Disney PAC, was a big supporter. 

Colorado: Petitions to be taken out against Estes Park Board members

Recall efforts are being threatened against two Estes Park Town Board members, Mayor Pro Tem Marie Cenac and Trustee Kirby Hazelton. The other board members are still in a six month grace period and are not subject to the recall. The article does not note the reasons for the recall effort. 

Estes Park had a recall in 2019.

Arkansas: Petitions taken out against Helena-West Helena Mayor

Petitions have been taken out against Helena-West Helena Mayor Christopher Franklin over a "profanity-laden" video call with his daughter and niece. The city council unanimously (6-0) called for him to resign. 

Wisconsin: Signatures handed in against Assembly Speaker for 2nd try

Petitioners have turned in over 9000 signatures for the recall Assembly Speaker Robin Vos. If it gets on the ballot, Vos could be facing the dual recall + reelection on the same day. Michigan Speaker Andy Dillion did that in 2008 (surviving both). 

Petitioners, led by former Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman, are taking their second recall effort -- last time they handed in 11000. 

Vos, a long-time fixture of this blog, is facing the recall over his refusal to support Trump during the attempt to overthrow the 2020 election results and the decision to drop impeachment efforts against Wisconsin's Election Commission Chair Meagan Wolfe as she has refused to push for the discredited claims of election fraud.

Vos almost lost in 2022 after refusing to back the election fraud claims. Gableman, who has previously targeted Vos (after Vos appointed him to head a committee looking at fraud), had called for his recall if he didn't support the impeachment of Wolfe. 

The first recall effort failed, with the Wisconsin Election Commission announcing that the recall would have failed under either his new or old district (see below for a discussion).

The petitioners needed 6850 under the old district, and they got only 4989. In the new district, they needed 7195 and got 3053. The Wisconsin Supreme Court refused to rule on which district counted. They apparently handed in 11000.

The Daily Kos has a good explanation for the challenge of deciding what district Vos is a part of (this is after the old districts were tossed out by the State Supreme Court).