Montana: Dillon councilman ousted

City Councilman Derek Gore was tossed out in a recall on Tuesday 121-89.  This was after the recall was tossed out.

Michigan: Lake Township recall on ballot for May 5

Lake Township Clerk Cynthia Russo, Treasurer Thomas Rose and trustees Alan Harper and Charlie Aldrich will be facing recall votes on May 5 over charges of embezzlement. 

Canada: MLA Lee's supporters fighting recall effort

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Oregon King City Civic Association looks to swing out all members

Former King City Civic Association Board President Jim Armour is looking to push out four members of the board, after he and two members quit. PEtitioners would need 100 valid signatures.

New Jersey: Mahwah mayor recall started

Petitions have been approved for the recall of Mayor William Laforet. Petitioners need 4163 signatures (25% of registereds) in 160 days. The rules say that gatherers have to be township residents, but that is likely to be found unconstitutional if challenged.

The recall is over give reasons, including an attempt to fire the Public Works Director over porn on a departmental computer (which failed), misusing police communication channels and a $500,000 in overtime expenditures for the police budget without notifying the council.

The country appears to have had only the Ridgefield recall over the last 28 years.

Arizona: Signatures handed in for second attempt at Glendale councilmember

Councilman Gary Sherwood is once again facing signatures over his flipping a vote to go in favor of building a casino and on billboards. Petitioners handed in 4055 signatures -- and seven weeks early at that. They need 2752. In December, they handed in 5970, but they were thrown out because they failed to state whether they were gathered by volunteers or paid circulators.

Oregon: State Senator facing recall on gun control criticized for misstatement on slavery

State Senator Chuck Riley, who is already facing a recall over his gun control vote, is now facing criticism for a town hall remark that Republicans are suggesting takes a pro-slavery slant and led some Senate Republicans to call for censure. Here's the exchange, which is really about the Supreme Court.

The remark was captured Saturday on a YouTube video, when a gun-rights advocate confronted the lawmaker for his April 14 vote for Senate Bill 941, which extend criminal background checks to most private firearms sales.
Riley said the U.S. Supreme Court has upheld such checks.
“So when the Supreme Court said slavery is legal, they were right then, too?” the man asked.
“They were right for the time until they changed it,” Riley responded.
Riley said later on the video that he did not agree with slavery.

Michigan: West Bloomfield petitions rejected for the second time

The petition to recall Township Clerk Catherine Shaughnessy and Trustees Howard Rosenberg and Larry Brown was rejected, the second time petitions were rejected. A third submission is already being filed. Brown has had five filed against him.

Massachusetts: Hawley looking at recall law

Hawley is looking into adopting a recall law (it seems like this is being pushed by non-elected officials). Under the rules, petitioners would need 20% of registered voters to sign (don't see a time frame in the story). It also looks like a one day/two step process (a recall, followed by a replacement vote on the same ballot). The recall law does allow a second recall in one term -- there just has to be 180 day wait. The official cannot return to office for three years.

Oregon: Another op-ed saying that the recall is just for corruption, incompetence

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California: Yuba Supervisor hit with recall over marijuana cultivation ban

Yuba Supervisor Andy Vasquez was hit with recalls for re-approving a marijuana ordinance banning outdoor plant cultivation. PEtitioners also threatened the rest of the crowd with recalls. They need 1069 signatures (25% of registereds) in 60 days.

Kansas: De Soto School Board Member facing recall drive

School Board Member Scott Hancock is facing petitions over his alleged bullying/harassment of female administrators. Hancock also allegedly tried to get rid of the school Superintendent. Petitioners need  1,00 signatures by April 7, and since Kansas is a Malfeasance Standard state, they need to show cause.

Michigan: Article looks at how Gladstone recall will be impacted by 2012 state law changes

Here's the Gladstone recall and the Michigan recall law changes have been discussed on this site many times.

Idaho: A look at 1916 recall of Boise Mayor

Apparently Mayor J.W. Robinson used private detectives and this did not go over well with his constituents.

Michigan: Bertrand Township Clerk facing May 5 vote

Bertrand Township Clerk Jane Lano is facing a May 5 vote over her notarizing a civil rights complaint against the township (petitioners claim she should have warned the other board members). She has faced other recall threats in the past. A Bertrand Supervisor and Trustee were recalled in 2011.

Another TV show with a recall election

This time it's Last Man on Earth, which I've been wanting to see.

Arkansas: Pine Bluff Alderman hit with recall threats over alleged online racial slur

Alderman Bill Brumett is being boycotted in a council meeting (four other council members walked out and voted no confidence), after Brumett used an alleged racial slur in an online debate. A recall is one of the threatened actions.

Massachusetts: Dracut petitioners clear first hurdle in Selectman recall

Petitioners handed in 301 valid signatures for the recall of Selectman Cathy Richardson, the first step in a two stage process. They needed 250 for this step (they actually handed in 331). Now, they need 2,035 in 20 days.The issue is over Richardson being charged with animal cruelty over the treatment of her horses.

Florida: Attempt to remove challenger from Bradenton Beach recall ballot ongoing

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Arizona: Golden Valley Fire District recall ballots mailed

The recall of Golden Valley Fire District Board Member Rhonda Brooks is on, with mail-in ballots due on May 19. The challenger, Earlene Mahar, ran for a vacancy on the board in 2014.