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Brandon Chase McGee recall, Denton, Texas (2024)
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An effort to recall City Councilman Brandon Chase McGee did not go to a vote in Denton, Texas. Recall organizers needed 2,751 valid signatures to trigger a recall election. 2,985 signatures were submitted, 2,668 of which were valid.[1][2]
Recall supporters
Denton Mayor Gerard Hudspeth announced the recall effort during a city council meeting on October 15, 2024, after the council did not approve the appointment of Erica Garland, who Hudspeth had nominated, to the Planning and Zoning Commission. Garland ran against McGee in the May 4, 2024, general election.[1]
Path to the ballot
- See also: Laws governing recall in Texas
No specific grounds are required for recall in Texas. The recall of local officials in Texas is governed by local charters. Because of this, recall laws regarding signature requirements and circulation time vary by locality.[3]
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
- Gerard Hudspeth recall, Denton, Texas (2024)
- Ballotpedia's Recall Report
- Denton, Texas
- Recall campaigns in Texas
- Political recall efforts, 2024
- City council recalls
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Denton Record-Chronicle, "Denton mayor announces support for effort to recall council member at public meeting," October 18, 2024
- ↑ Denton Record-Chronicle, "Petition to recall Denton council member McGee fails, coming up short on valid signatures," December 11, 2024
- ↑ San Antonio Express-News, "Unusual ballot features Fredericksburg councilman as recall target and mayoral contender," May 3, 2012
