City council recall, King City, Oregon (2023-2024)
| King City city council recall |
|---|
 |
| Officeholders |
Kate Mohr Laurie Petrie Marc Manelis Micah Paulsen Smart Ocholi |
| Recall status |
Resigned (Paulsen) Did not go to a vote (Manelis) |
| Recall election date |
| February 13, 2024 |
| Signature requirement |
| See also |
| Recall overview Political recall efforts, 2024 Recalls in Oregon Oregon recall laws City council recalls Recall reports |
An election to recall Mayor Jaimie Fender and City Councilmembers Kate Mohr, Laurie Petrie, and Smart Ocholi was scheduled for February 13, 2024, in King City, Oregon. Voters recalled all four officeholders.[1][2][3]
City Councilmen Micah Paulsen and Marc Manelis were also included in the recall effort. Paulsen resigned effective December 31, 2023. Recall organizers did not submit signatures for Manelis by the deadline to do so.[4]
In King City, the mayor is selected from among the members of the city council for a two-year term rather than being elected as a separate office.[5]
Recall vote
Fender recall
Jaimie Fender recall, 2024
Jaimie Fender lost the King City City Council recall election on February 13, 2024.
Recall Vote |
% |
Votes |
|||
| ✖ | Yes |
50.8
|
909 | ||
No |
49.2
|
881 | |||
Total Votes |
1,790 | ||||
|
|
Mohr recall
Kate Mohr recall, 2024
Kate Mohr lost the King City City Council recall election on February 13, 2024.
Recall Vote |
% |
Votes |
|||
| ✖ | Yes |
51.5
|
913 | ||
No |
48.5
|
860 | |||
Total Votes |
1,773 | ||||
|
|
Petrie recall
Laurie Petrie recall, 2024
Laurie Petrie lost the King City City Council recall election on February 13, 2024.
Recall Vote |
% |
Votes |
|||
| ✖ | Yes |
51.3
|
915 | ||
No |
48.7
|
868 | |||
Total Votes |
1,783 | ||||
|
|
Ocholi recall
Smart Ocholi recall, 2024
Smart Ocholi lost the King City City Council recall election on February 13, 2024.
Recall Vote |
% |
Votes |
|||
| ✖ | Yes |
50.7
|
897 | ||
No |
49.3
|
873 | |||
Total Votes |
1,770 | ||||
|
|
Recall supporters
Recall organizers included King City residents Randall Olsen and Steve Gearhart. Olsen was the chief petitioner for the recall, and Gearhart was the treasurer.[1]
Organizers have said the reason for the recall effort is because the officials "voted against her/his King City Constituency for the Extension of Fischer Road in the Kingston Terrace Master Plan."[6]
Path to the ballot
- See also: Laws governing recall in Oregon
No specific grounds are required for recall in Oregon. To get the recall on the ballot, supporters must collect signatures equal to 15% of the votes cast in the last regular gubernatorial election in the relevant jurisdiction. Signatures must be collected within 90 days.[7]
City Recorder Ronnie Smith declared the petitions invalid on October 5, 2023. Smith said the petitions contained inaccurate information. The Oregon Secretary of State's Office filed a suit in Washington County Circuit Court on October 23, 2023. They asked a judge to uphold their order not to invalidate the petitions. Laura Kerns, a spokeswoman for Oregon Secretary of State LaVonne Griffin-Valade, said, “The Elections Division’s interpretation is that there is nothing in statute or rule that allows an elections official charged with administering petitions to halt signature gathering because the official believes it contains a falsehood.”[1]
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
- Ballotpedia's Recall Report
- King City, Oregon
- Recall campaigns in Oregon
- Political recall efforts, 2023
- Political recall efforts, 2024
- City council recalls
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Willamette Week, "Recall Effort in King City Takes Bizarre Turn(s)," October 23, 2023
- ↑ Government website of Washington County, Oregon, "Current Election," accessed January 19, 2024
- ↑ Valley Times, "UPDATE: What's next for King City with 4 councilors recalled?" March 7, 2024
- ↑ [https://towncloud-core-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/king-city-or/meetings/agenda_packet/minutes/156/regular-city-council-meeting_minutes_2023-12-20_195734.pdf Towncloud, "REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING Minutes," December 20, 2023]
- ↑ Website of King City, Oregon, "About the Council," accessed January 19, 2024
- ↑ Recall King City Council, "Main Page," accessed October 26, 2023
- ↑ Oregon Secretary of State, "Recall Manual," accessed October 17, 2023
