New Mexico: Bernalillo County Treasurer suing for pay back of attorney expense in recall effort

Bernalillo County Treasurer Manny Ortiz, who was the subject of a failed recall effort (no signatures handed in), is suing the county commission on claims of discrimination because he;s Hispanic. The commission has refused to pay for the attorney that represented Ortiz -- the recall was over his management of county investments.

Arizona: Signatures handed in against Superior Mayor

187 signatures were handed in for a recall of Superior Mayor Jayme Valenzuela over his alleged misuse of the town debit card at a casino. The Arizona Attorney General is also investigating. Petitioners need 102 signatures.

Louisiana: Washington Police Chief ousted in recall

Washington Police Chief Ronelle Broussard was tossed out on Saturday with 85% of the vote against. Turnout was 35.6% (287 voters). Broussard has been on medical leave since February 2015 and has been accused of being away too much.

New Mexico: Las Cruces city council looks to remove recall provision from city charter

Las Cruces, which has had some recall troubles in recent years, is looking to remove its recall law and just allow the state law to carry the day (the state only allows recalls for malfeasance). There were attempts to recall three city councilors in 2014 and 2015 due to their votes in favor of a minimum wage law. This change would require a popular vote to allow it to go forward -- I've only seen that happen once (in College Station, Texas), so it would be very interesting to see if the elected officials can get this through.

Colorado: Signatures verified in Castle Rock recall

The recall of Castle Rock Mayor (and councilman) Paul Donahue is moving forward. Petitioners needed 147 signatures. They got 242. The issue is reducing alloted time for public comments and preventing people from speaking at meetings.

California: Three Raisin City School Board members kicked out

Raisin City School Board members Anthony Morel, Nancy Schwabenland and Frederico Garcia were all kicked out. Morel was replaced by Laday Ramirez, Schwabenland lost the seat to PAtricia Ramirez and Garcia was replaced by Sofia Lopez.

Trustee Evangelina Urias survived with 55% opposed to the recall.

The issue was the board's hiring of a Superintendent/Principal who had a 2013 felony conviction for forgery. She also had a lack of administrative credentials.

Massachusetts: Barre Selectman recall set for May 17

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Idaho: No signatures handed in for Blaine County School Board recall

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Oregon: Grant County Commissioner facing recall effort

Grant County Commissioner Boyd Britton is facing petitions over road access rule rules and a failure to call an investigation of the Canyon Creek Complex fire. Britton has been in office for 13 years. Petitioners need 496 signatures.

Alaska: New Mayor appointed in North Slope Borough following recall

Replacement vote will be taking place on June 5

California: Calaveras County Supervisor facing petitions over alleged support for asphalt plant

Calaveras County Supervisor Steve Kearney is facing a recall threat over his alleged support for asphalt plant and helping a developer create a left turn lane. Petitioners would need 1238 signatures, though they don't have much time to get on the November ballot.

Missouri: Signatures handed in against Columbia Councilwoman

416 signatures were handed in against Councilwoman Laura Nauser over her support for changing the route of a transmission line. Petitioners need 408 signatures, but they have time to collect some more or cure (which is a good thing for them, as that is not going to be enough -- I've never seen a success rate that high. They are running into a problem of putting the recall on the ballot -- they need it for August, as the November election is too late (Nauser faces a reelection run in April, and there is a six month grace period before an election).

Tennessee: UTC Student President resigns over Trump Chalk fight

The University of Tennessee Chattanooga Student Government President Elect Phillip Stubblefield has resigned in the face of a recall over his reaction to a "chalkening" -- where another Student Government member posted photos of pro-Trump chalk drawings. The VP-elect is also facing recall threats. Petitioners got over 700 signatures.

Kansas: Sedgwick County Commissioner recall heads back to the District Court

The recall effort against Sedgwick County Commissioner Richard Ranzau over his proposals to stop illegal immigrants from food stamps programs (SNAP) has been sent back to the District Court by the Kansas Supreme Court.  The County D.A. stopped the recall with a ruling that petitioners did not have adequate legal grounds for a recall -- Kansas is a judicial recall/malfeasance standard and the recall effort did not meet the cause standard according to the D.A.. Petitioners have to hope that a district court overturns that ruling.

Canada: Wildrose MLA calls for adoption of recall law

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Kansas: Recall Committee will not hand in signatures to prevent revelation of names of petition signers

This is from the story earlier in the week that the recall against Thomas County Sheriff Rodney Taylor failed without signatures being handed in.

Texas:Newly-elected and newly arrested Laredo City Councilman facing recall for disclosing juvenile criminal record of rival

City Councilman Vidal Rodriguez is facing a recall threat after he was arrested for unlawfully obtaining and disclosing the juvenile criminal record of Annette Ugalde-Bonugli, one of the candidates running in a special election -- Rodriguez won the race on Saturday. Ugalde-Bonugli is considering leading the recall charge. In November, Councilman Jorge Vera was removed after being arrested on drug possession charges.

Alabama: Look at impeachments of Governors

The headline is misleading, as it discusses recalls, but the piece is on impeachments of governors.

Missouri: Petitions against Columbia Councilwoman may be too late to matter

Petitioners claim that they are closing in on enough signatures against Councilwoman Laura Nauser over her support for changing the route of a high voltage transmission line, but if they don't get it in in time for the August election they will fail. Petitioners need 408 signatures (they claim they have 350). Nauser is up in April 2017, and the requirement holds that there is no recall in the last six months of a term. So to be put on the August ballot it needs to be certified by the May 2 agenda, so with a 30 day verification process, it is not clear that the recall would make the ballot.

New Jersey: Bayonne Mayor facing petitions

Bayonne Mayor Jimmy Davis is facing petitions led by a former candidate for a lot of positions and the brother of a school board member. Davis defeated the incumbent in his 2014 election.

Petitioner need 8178 signatures (25% of registereds) in 160 days. The issue is some amorphous development questions including a mosque. Here's an article on the approval of the petitions.