Brandon King and Ernest Smith recall, East Cleveland, Ohio (2022)
| Brandon King and Ernest Smith recall |
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| Officeholders |
Ernest Smith |
| Recall status |
Recall approved (Smith) |
| Recall election date |
| November 8, 2022 |
| Signature requirement |
154 signatures (Smith) |
| See also |
| Recall overview Political recall efforts, 2022 Recalls in Ohio Ohio recall laws Mayoral recalls City council recalls Recall reports |
Recall elections against Mayor Brandon King and Ward 3 City Councilman Ernest Smith were held on November 8, 2022. Voters rejected the recall against King. Smith was removed from his position on the city council as a result of the recall vote.[1]
Recall vote
King recall
Brandon King recall, 2022
Brandon King won the Mayor of East Cleveland recall election on November 8, 2022.
Recall Vote |
% |
Votes |
|||
Yes |
49.6
|
1,278 | |||
| ✔ | No |
50.4
|
1,297 | ||
Total Votes |
2,575 | ||||
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Smith recall
Ernest Smith recall, 2022
Ernest Smith lost the East Cleveland City Council Ward 3 recall election on November 8, 2022.
Recall Vote |
% |
Votes |
|||
| ✖ | Yes |
57.9
|
556 | ||
No |
42.1
|
405 | |||
Total Votes |
961 | ||||
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Recall supporters
King recall
The recall effort was organized by East Cleveland resident Charles Holmes Sr. in response to allegations against King of theft, abuse of power, and lying under oath.[2][3] The following were included in the list of grounds for recalling King:[3]
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Smith recall
Resident William Fambrough served as the spokesman for the group Citizens to Recall Ernest L. Smith. Organizers gave several grounds for the campaign. They alleged that Smith had used a city-owned vehicle as a personal vehicle. They also cited Smith's arrest in 2019 for selling alcohol without a license.[5]
Path to the ballot
- See also: Laws governing recall in Ohio
King recall
For a special recall election to be scheduled, organizers needed to collect 311 signatures, which represented 15% of those who voted in the previous municipal election. There were 322 valid signatures submitted.[6]
Smith recall
In August 2022, the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections certified that organizers had collected enough signatures for the recall to qualify for the general election ballot. Organizers needed to collect 154 valid signatures for the recall election to be scheduled.[7][5]
As of 2022, the East Cleveland City Council had the authority to fill vacancies on the council through appointment.[5]
See also
- Brandon King recall, East Cleveland, Ohio (2023)
- Recall campaigns in Ohio
- Political recall efforts, 2022
- Mayoral recalls
- City council recalls
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Cuyahoga County Board of Elections, " Official Results," accessed November 11, 2022
- ↑ Cleveland 19, "East Cleveland mayor recall will be on November ballot," August 15, 2022
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- ↑ Cuyahoga County Board of Elections, "Board Meeting 9/1/2022 Minutes," accessed October 26, 2022
