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City council recall, Kennedale, Texas (2018)
| Kennedale City Council recall |
|---|
 |
| Officeholders |
Jan Joplin |
| Recall status |
| Recall election date |
| May 5, 2018 |
| See also |
| Recall overview Political recall efforts, 2018 Recalls in Texas Texas recall laws City council recalls Recall reports |
}An effort in Kennedale, Texas, to recall council members Sandra Lee and Jan Joplin was initiated in 2018. The recall election was held on May 5, 2018, and both officials were retained in that election.[1]
Recall vote
The recall election was held on May 5, 2018. The recall efforts against both officials were defeated.[1]
| Sandra Lee recall | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Recall | 589 | 48.32% | ||
 Retain | 630 | 51.68% | ||
| Jan Joplin recall | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Recall | 561 | 45.91% | ||
| Retain | 661 | 54.09% | ||
Recall supporters
Recall organizers accused the two officials of not working well with other elected officials and not being fiscally responsible. Complaints against Lee and Joplin included assigning work to department heads instead of submitting a request to the city manager, threatening city workers, and filing hundreds of open records requests from the city.[2]
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