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Betty Jo Maxwell and Leah Carey recall, Bowman, Georgia (2024)
| Betty Jo Maxwell and Leah Carey recall |
|---|
 |
| Officeholders |
Leah Carey |
| Recall status |
| Recall election date |
| May 7, 2024 (canceled) |
| Signature requirement |
| See also |
| Recall overview Political recall efforts, 2024 Recalls in Georgia Georgia recall laws City council recalls Recall reports |
An election to recall City Councilmembers Betty Jo Maxwell and Leah Carey was scheduled for May 7, 2024, in Bowman, Georgia.[1][2]
The election was canceled after the petitions were invalidated by Senior Superior Court Judge David R. Sweat.[3]
Recall vote
Maxwell recall question
This question did not appear on the ballot after the recall petition was invalidated.
Carey recall question
This question did not appear on the ballot after the recall petition was invalidated.
Recall supporters
Organizers accused Maxwell and Carey of malfeasance and violating their oaths of office and the city's ethics code.[1]
Path to the ballot
- See also: Laws governing recall in Georgia
Georgia allows the following grounds for recall: conducted himself or herself in a manner that adversely affects the administration of his or her office and adversely affects the rights and interests of the public; malfeasance while in office; violated his or her oath of office; misconduct; failure to perform duties prescribed by law; and willfully misused, converted, or misappropriated, without authority, public property or public funds entrusted to or associated with the elective office to which the official has been elected or appointed.[4] To get the recall on the ballot, supporters must collect signatures equal to 30% of the number of electors who were registered and qualified to vote in the preceding election for that office. Signatures must be collected within 90 days.[5][6]
Recall context
- See also: Ballotpedia's Recall Report
Ballotpedia covers recall efforts across the country for all state and local elected offices. A recall effort is considered official if the petitioning party has filed an official form, such as a notice of intent to recall, with the relevant election agency.
The chart below shows how many officials were included in recall efforts from 2012 to 2024 as well as how many of them defeated recall elections to stay in office and how many were removed from office in recall elections.
See also
- Ballotpedia's Recall Report
- Bowman, Georgia
- Recall campaigns in Georgia
- Political recall efforts, 2024
- City council recalls
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 105.3 WSGC, "Bowman council members could face recall," February 29, 2024
- ↑ The Elberton Star, "Calling for a council recall," April 3, 2024
- ↑ 105.3 WSGC, "Court throws out recall election in Bowman," April 29, 2024
- ↑ 2022 Georgia Code, "§ 21-4-3 (2022)," accessed October 16, 2023
- ↑ 2022 Georgia Code, "§ 21-4-4 (2022)," accessed October 16, 2023
- ↑ 2022 Georgia Code, "§ 21-4-11 (2022)," accessed October 16, 2023
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