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Basheer Jones recall, Cleveland, Ohio (2018)
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An effort in Cleveland, Ohio, to recall City Councilman Basheer Jones was initiated in July 2018.[1] Recall organizers failed to submit enough signatures to move the recall forward.[2]
Recall supporters
Recall organizer Samantha Gray initiated the recall effort. As of July 31, 2018, Gray had not made a statement describing why she wanted to recall Jones.[1]
Recall opponents
On July 18, 2018, Jones said he suspected the recall effort was related to the 2017 election in which he defeated an incumbent councilman by 13 votes.[1]
Path to the ballot
- See also: Laws governing recall in Ohio
Gray was required to submit 676 valid signatures by August 10, in order to trigger a recall election.[1] No signatures were submitted to the city council clerk.[2]
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