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Abe Gupta recall, Dublin City Council, California (2018)
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An effort in Dublin, California, to recall City Councilman Abe Gupta from his position was initiated in December 2017. A political action committee called Dubliners United served Gupta with a notice of intent to recall on December 6, 2017.[1] The petition was approved for circulation on February 28, 2018.[2] Petitioners failed to submit enough valid signatures to move the recall forward.[3]
Dubliners United also initiated a recall against Dublin School District Trustee Dan Cunningham on December 6, 2017. Click here to read more about the effort against Cunningham.
Recall supporters
Dubliners United's petition against Gupta includes the following rationale:
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Councilman Abe Gupta has failed to uphold campaign promises for which he was elected in 2014. Originally he opposed rezoning commercial property to residential stating that he wanted to stop 'focusing on building houses and instead build a vibrant commercial community' and that it is 'important that Dublin retain its small-town charm.' Gupta stated he didn't support vesting of non-vested properties during his campaign, and yet has since voted in favor of numerous large scale/ high- density projects.[1][4] |
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| —Dubliners United (2017) | ||
Recall opponents
Gupta issued the following response to the effort:
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The recall effort is a costly boondoggle. I have spent my two terms on Council fighting hard for smart growth saying NO to thousands of houses while fighting for great commercial and retail experiences. I was the first member of the Council to loudly and publicly rally for a second high school. Even now, I am working hard to ensure a site is secured for a second high school. I opposed homes at Jordan Ranch, at the Green and personally donated money to protect Doolan Canyon. Every member of the current council supported thousands of new housing units. Recently, I supported studying a mixed-use project on Dimanto as a way of securing a second high school in the East. That effort has been fruitful, but if it doesn't ultimately succeed, I will be a strong NO vote.[1][4] |
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| —Abe Gupta (2017) | ||
Path to the ballot
- See also: Laws governing recall in California
Recalls of local officials in California start with notices of intent to targeted officials. Each notice requires signatures from 10 city residents, the name of the targeted official, and reasoning for the recall that cannot exceed 200 words. A copy of the notice is delivered to the city clerk, who publishes the notice in at least three public places. Targeted officials have seven days following receipt of their notices to issue statements of defense. A recall petition can be circulated against each targeted official once the notice of intent is published.[1] Dubliners United submitted more than the 5,800 valid signatures from city voters needed to trigger an election.[2] The county registrar's office found that 5,059 signatures were valid, leaving the recall effort short by 250 signatures.[3]
See also
- Recall campaigns in California
- Political recall efforts, 2017
- Political recall efforts, 2018
- City council recalls
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Dublin Patch, "Dublin Recall: 2 Elected Officials Targeted," December 7, 2017
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 The Independent, "Potential Challengers Take Out Papers for Some Seats," August 2, 2018
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 The Independent, "Invalid Signatures End Dublin Recalls; Gupta Won’t Run Again," August 16, 2018
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
