Catherine Smith McKnight recall, Augusta-Richmond County, Georgia (2022)

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Augusta-Richmond County Commissioner Recall
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Officeholders
Catherine Smith McKnight
Recall status
Did not go to a vote
Signature requirement
4,650
See also
Recall overview
Political recall efforts, 2022
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An application for a recall petition against Catherine Smith McKnight, member of the Augusta-Richmond County Commission in Georgia, was filed by Monique Braswell. The Richmond County Board of Elections determined that not enough valid signatures were acquired. To move the recall forward, the application needed to include the signatures of 100 voters, but the petition was found to have only 92 valid signatures.[1]

Path to the ballot

See also: Laws governing recall in Georgia

Braswell needed to have collected 100 signatures from voters who participated in the last election to be allowed to circulate a recall petition.[1] If the application had been approved, 4,650 signatures would have been needed for the recall to go to a vote.[2]

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