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City council recall, Morgantown, West Virginia (2022-2023)
| Morgantown city council recall |
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| Officeholders |
Bill Kawecki Ixya Vega Jennifer Selin Danielle Trumble Dave Harshbarger Brian Butcher |
| Recall status |
| Signature requirement |
| See also |
| Recall overview Political recall efforts, 2023 Recalls in West Virginia West Virginia recall laws City council recalls Recall reports |
An effort to recall all seven members of the city council did not go to a vote in Morgantown, West Virginia.[1][2]
The officeholders subject to the recall campaign were M. Joe Abu-Ghannam, Bill Kawecki, Ixya Vega, Jennifer Selin, Danielle Trumble, Dave Harshbarger, and Brian Butcher. Abu-Ghannam, Trumble, and Butcher were re-elected during Morgantown's municipal election on April 25, 2023. Vega did not run for re-election.[3][4]
Recall supporters
Resident Todd Stainbrook initiated the recall campaign. He said that the council's policies concerning sick time, overtime, and paid time off had led to low morale and understaffing at the fire and police departments.[1][5]
Recall opponents
Councilman Bill Kawecki said about the recall campaign, "Some people are looking for issues to promote their own activities, unfortunately, and ignoring all the good things that have been occurring. ... As a city we have our problems, but I think we have the same problems everybody else has. Sometimes it's magnified in that we seem to be the gathering place for all these various activities. But I think that's what has attracted people to this area and has made this a great community in the past that continues to move forward."[6]
Path to the ballot
- See also: Laws governing recall in West Virginia
For a recall election to be scheduled, organizers would have needed to collect signatures equal to 20% of registered town voters as of the previous municipal election.[7] If the recall was successful, the city council vacancies would have been filled by special election.[8]
See also
- Recall campaigns in West Virginia
- Political recall efforts, 2022
- Political recall efforts, 2023
- City council recalls
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 12WBOY, "Group collecting signatures to recall Morgantown City Council," June 28, 2022
- ↑ Ballotpedia staff, "Email communication with Morgantown City Clerk Christine Wade," August 30, 2023
- ↑ The City of Morgantown, West Virginia, "City Council," accessed July 18, 2022
- ↑ The City of Morgantown, West Virginia, "Election Results," accessed August 31, 2023
- ↑ Metro News, "Citizens launch effort to recall entire Morgantown city council," July 4, 2022
- ↑ Yahoo, "Organizer of council recall effort asks for 'immediate resignation' of members," July 6, 2022
- ↑ The City of Morgantown, West Virginia, "Charter of the City of Morgantown Article VIII," accessed July 19, 2022
- ↑ WDTV, "Morgantown citizens attempting to recall entire city council," June 28, 2022
