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Alex Fisch and Daniel Lee recall, Culver City, California (2021-2022)
| Culver City mayor and city council recall |
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| Officeholders |
Vice Mayor Daniel Lee |
| Recall status |
| Signature requirement |
| See also |
| Recall overview Political recall efforts, 2022 Recalls in California California recall laws Mayoral recalls City council recalls Recall reports |
An attempt to recall Mayor Alex Fisch and Vice Mayor Daniel Lee did not qualify for the ballot in Culver City, California.[1][2]
Recall supporters
Resident Mark Salkin, leader of the group Call to Recall, initiated the recall effort. He cited concerns about residential zoning as grounds for the recall, commenting: "Contrary to popular belief that increasing density will make homes in Culver City more affordable, the increased density will put a greater strain on the infrastructure of the city."[1]
Recall opponents
Salkin replied on Twitter that the recall effort "is coming awfully close to calling for the city to intentionally violate state housing law."[1]
The Culver City Democratic Club published an editorial opposing the recall in the Culver City Crossroads, an excerpt of which appears below:[3]
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Like gerrymandering and voter suppression, recalls are a tactic to preserve the power of a conservative minority against the popular vote. Californians have a legal right to seek a recall for any reason, or no reason, but this right is being abused by the right wing. Progressive officials have been targeted for recalls by conservatives who know they have a better chance in low-turnout special elections than in a regular election. Recalling either Council Member Alex Fisch or Daniel Lee would create a conservative majority for keeping the Inglewood Oil Field open, for ending bans on styrofoam and single-use plastics, and worse.[4] |
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Path to the ballot
- See also: Laws governing recall in California
For a recall election to have been scheduled, organizers needed to have collected signatures from 20% of registered voters in Culver City, or around 5,560 signatures. No recall election was scheduled after organizers failed to submit the required number of signed petitions by the deadline of January 15, 2022.[2]
See also
- Recall campaigns in California
- Political recall efforts, 2021
- Political recall efforts, 2022
- City council recalls
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Culver City Observer, "Residents Launch Effort to Recall Mayor Fisch, Vice Mayor Lee," October 7, 2021
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Culver City Crossroads, "Recall Against Fisch, Lee Fails for Lack of Support," January 18, 2022
- ↑ Culver City Crossroads, "Dear Editor – CC Democratic Club Passes Resolution Against Recall Effort," December 10, 2021
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
