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Brandon Dewey recall, Stevensville, Montana (2021)
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Efforts in Stevensville, Montana, to recall Mayor Brandon Dewey were initiated in May 2021. Recall organizers filed two petitions that were both rejected by the office of the Ravalli County Clerk and Recorder.[1][2]
Dewey retained his position following a recall vote on November 3, 2020. Click here to learn more about the 2020 recall effort against Dewey.
Recall supporters
The recall efforts were organized by resident Leanna Rodabaugh, who accused Dewey of violating his oath of office by signing contracts on behalf of the town without approval from the Stevensville Town Council. The first petition was filed in response to a three-year contract with MySidewalk, Inc. costing $23,000 per year. The second petition was over a three-year contract with Billing Document Services, Inc. for an unspecified dollar amount.[2]
Rodabaugh led the 2020 recall effort against Dewey over a $79,800 contract signed with First Call Computer Solutions.[3]
Path to the ballot
- See also: Laws governing recall in Montana
Recall organizers are given 90 days to collect valid signatures equaling 20% of registered voters in the city. Ravalli County Clerk and Recorder Regina Plettenberg rejected the petitions because they weren't filed with a written statement including reasons for a recall election. Petitioners are also required to swear before a person authorized to administer oaths that the written statements are true. Recalls can't be filed against officials who were the subject of a recall election within two years prior to and during the official's term of office unless petitioners reimburse the cost of the earlier recall election.[2]
See also
- Brandon Dewey recall, Stevensville, Montana (2020)
- Recall campaigns in Montana
- Political recall efforts, 2021
- Mayoral recalls
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