Political recall efforts
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2010
- See also: Political recall efforts, 2010
- As of November 24, 2009, at least 15 political recall efforts have been launched for 2010 in at least 4 states.
- 7 known recall efforts are in the signature collection phase.
- Approximately 4 recall efforts have been scheduled for a public vote.
States with known political recall efforts include Arizona, California, Louisiana and Michigan
2009
- See also: Political recall efforts, 2009
- In 2009, at least 117 political recall efforts have been launched in at least 21 states.
- Through September 2009, at least sixteen known recall efforts culminated in either the resignation of an official prior to a recall vote, or with a vote to turn the official out of office.
- 29 recall campaigns failed to make the ballot or, if they did make the ballot, the officeholder retained his or her seat.
- A number of 2009's recall efforts faced significant legal obstacles on the way to a vote with challenges to signatures or to the language used on recall petitions.
- As of October 2009, about sixty recall campaigns are in the signature collection phase or have been scheduled for a public vote.
- 39 of this year's recall efforts were directed at members of city councils and, in some cases, at the entire membership of a city council.
- More than 20 recall efforts have been directed at members of school boards or, in several cases, multiple members of one school board.
- More than 30 recall efforts have been directed at city and town mayors.
- County officials, including sheriffs, have been the target of about 15 local recall efforts.
- Members of the governing boards of various special taxing districts also drew the displeasure of residents in at least six cases.
- Although recall campaigns directed at governors were announced in three states, none of these efforts appear to have been serious.
- In California, all the members of the Sacramento Six were threatened with recall, but only one of these efforts led to a sustained petition drive to remove a state legislator.
States with known political recall efforts include Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Nebraska, New Jersey, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Tennessee, Texas, Washington, Wisconsin and Virginia,
2008
School board:
Sheila Benecke recall, Capistrano Unified School District, California, 2008
Marlene Draper recall, Capistrano Unified School District, California, 2008.
- Michelle Strong recall, Clayton County Public Schools, Georgia, 2008
- Sandra Scott recall, Clayton County Public Schools, Georgia, 2008
Southfield school board members recall, Michigan, 2008.[1]
Mayor:
Mike Fahey recall (2008)
Kwame Kilpatrick recall (2008)
Special district:
Mary Jane Galviso recall (2008) [2]
State legislative:
Jeff Denham recall (2008)
Andy Dillon recall (2008)
2007
Shelly Wilson recall (2007)
Edward Gamble recall (2007)
Irene Paul recall (2007)
2006
Kathleen Blanco recall (2006), Governor. Failed to collect enough signatures.
Aaron Broussard recall (2006), Jefferson parish president in Louisiana. Collected 49,000 signatures; short of the 88,000 needed for an election.
2005
- Paul Howard recall (2005). District attorney, Atlanta, Georgia.
Saundra McFadden-Weaver recall (2005)
James West recall (2005)
2003
- Gray Davis recall (2003). Gray Davis, governor of California, was successfully recalled.
- Nativo Lopez recall (2003). Lopez, board member of the Santa Ana Unified School District in California, was successfully recalled.
- Huey Dean recall, 2003. Mayor of Homer, Louisiana.[3]
2002
Tom Ament recall (2002)
Karen Ordinans recall (2002)
Kathleen Arciszewski recall (2002)
1999
- Dave Meneley recall (1999). The effort to recall Dave Meneley, the sheriff in Shawnee County, Kansas, failed.
1996
- Doris Allen recall (1996), California. Recall was successful.
- George Petak recall (1996), Wisconsin. Recall was successful.
1995
- Mike Machado recall (1995), State senator, California. Recall was unsuccessful.
- Paul V. Horcher recall (1995), State senator, California. Recall was successful.
1994
- David Roberti recall (1994), State senator, California. Recall failed.
1993
- Bob Garfinkle recall (1993), City Council, Union City, California. Recall failed by one vote.
1992
- Covina City Council recall (1992). All five members of the city council were successfully recalled, including Henry Morgan,Richard Gratton, John King, Chris Lancaster and Frieda Richardson. (Also see Covina Utility Tax (June 2008).)
1988
- Evan Mecham recall (1988), Govenor of Arizona. Mecham was impeached and removed from office before the recall election took place.
1984
1983
- Phil Mastin recall (1983), Michigan state senator, successfully recalled.
- David Serotkin recall (1983), Michigan state senator, successfully recalled.
1979
1978
- Dennis Kucinich recall (1978). Kucinich escaped this recall.
1967
- Frank Church recall (1967). Unsuccessful.
1952
- J.E. Bennett recall (1952), Portland, Oregon city commissioner. Recall was successful.
1949
1932
- John Mann recall, Portland, 1932. Portland City Council. Recall was successful.
1924
1921
- Lynn Frazier recall (1921). Lynn Frazier, Governor of North Dakota, was successfully recalled.
1916
- Edwin Grant recall (1914), California. Recall was successful.
1914
- Jeremiah Robinson recall (1914). A successful recall of the mayor of Boise, Idaho.
1913
- Marshall Black recall (1913), California. Recall was successful.
- James Owens recall (1913), California. Recall was unsuccessful.
1911
- J.H. Graham recall (1911). This effort to recall the Mayor of Wichita, Kansas was successful.
