City council recall, Mineral Wells, Texas (2023-2024)

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Mineral Wells city council recall
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Officeholders
Jerrel Tomlin
Carlos Maldonado
Doyle Light
Recall status
Recall defeated (Tomlin & Maldonado)
Recall approved (Light)
Recall election date
May 4, 2024
Signature requirement
25% of ward voters
See also
Recall overview
Political recall efforts, 2024
Recalls in Texas
Texas recall laws
City council recalls
Recall reports

An election to recall Ward 1 City Councilman Jerrel Tomlin, Ward 2 Councilman Carlos Maldonado, and Ward 4 Councilman Doyle Light was scheduled for May 4, 2024, in Mineral Wells, Texas. Voters retained Tomlin and Maldonado. Voters recalled Light.[1][2][3][4][5]

Recall vote

Tomlin recall

Jerrel Tomlin recall, 2024

Jerrel Tomlin won the Mineral Wells City Council Ward 1 recall election on May 4, 2024.

Recall
 Vote
%
Votes
Yes
 
44.3
 
159
No
 
55.7
 
200
Total Votes
359

Maldonado recall

Carlos Maldonado recall, 2024

Carlos Maldonado won the Mineral Wells City Council Ward 2 recall election on May 4, 2024.

Recall
 Vote
%
Votes
Yes
 
35.1
 
193
No
 
64.9
 
357
Total Votes
550

Light recall

Doyle Light recall, 2024

Doyle Light lost the Mineral Wells City Council Ward 4 recall election on May 4, 2024.

Recall
 Vote
%
Votes
Yes
 
60.8
 
169
No
 
39.2
 
109
Total Votes
278


Recall supporters

Recall organizers gave a water rate increase, support for housing projects and development during a moratorium on new water service due to drought, water loss through evaporation as water moved to Mineral Wells' water treatment plant via a creekbed, and failure to create an adequate tax base for providing basic services as the reasons for the recall effort.[1][3]

Mineral Wells resident Terri Glidewell submitted the recall petition for Tomlin. Ward 4 resident Josh Holm submitted the recall petition for Light. Ward 2 resident Ron Davis is the affiant for the petition to recall Maldonado.[1][3][6]

Recall opponents

Tomlin did not respond to a request for comment by the Weatherford Democrat.[1]

The Weatherford Democrat reported that Light said, "I do understand that some people do not agree with or like the decisions I’ve made as a city council member. ... I continue to believe I’ve made the best decisions for the majority of the citizens I represent as well as for the best future for our city."[3]

Path to the ballot

See also: Laws governing recall in Texas

No specific grounds are required for recall in Texas. The recall of local officials in Texas is governed by local charters. Because of this, recall laws regarding signature requirements and circulation time vary by locality.[7]

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.

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