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Annette Acre recall, Mapaville Fire Protection District, Missouri (2018)
| Mapaville Fire Protection District Board of Directors Secretary recall |
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| Recall overview Political recall efforts, 2018 Recalls in Missouri Missouri recall laws Special district recalls Recall reports |
An effort to recall Annette Acre from her position as secretary of the Mapaville Fire Protection District Board of Directors in Missouri was launched in March 2018 over the firing of then-district volunteer Chief Darryl Reed. The recall petition also accused Acre of incorrectly or failing to record and post meeting minutes. Acre denied the allegations against her, saying, "There’s nothing in that petition that is true."
After recall proponents submitted enough signatures, a recall election was scheduled for November 6, 2018. The fire district board said it would file a lawsuit to challenge the recall petition and block the recall election. "There are errors and misrepresentations in the way the petition was represented to people," said Mapaville Fire Chief Andy Brown.[1][2] On August 24, Circuit Court Judge Victor Melenbrink ruled that the petition seeking the recall did not comply with state law and signed an order canceling the election.[3]
Recall vote
The recall election was scheduled for November 6, 2018, but it was canceled by court order on August 24, 2018.[3]
Path to the ballot
- See also: Laws governing recall in Missouri
Recall proponents needed to collect 505 valid signatures in order to trigger a recall election. Proponents submitted 641 signatures, and the county elections office verified 510 signatures.[1]
See also
External links
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- Mapaville Fire Protection District website
- Mapaville Fire Protection District Facebook page
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Leader Publications, "ICYMI: Mapaville Fire says it will sue to block recall petition," August 19, 2018
- ↑ St. Louis Post-Dispatch, "Feud at rural fire district leads to lawsuit, police reports, recall vote in Jefferson County," August 16, 2018
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Leader Publications, "Sneak peek your August 30 leader," August 28, 2018
