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Cori Schumacher recall, Carlsbad, California (2021)
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An attempt to recall City Council Member Cori Schumacher in Carlsbad, California ended after Schumacher resigned on July 9, 2021.[1]
To read about other recall efforts related to the coronavirus and government responses to the pandemic, click here.
Recall supporters
Carl DeMaio, chairman of the group Reform California, led the recall effort. Reform California offered the following explanation for the recall:[2]
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Carlsbad City Councilmember Cori Schumacher has created a toxic environment in our city and she must be recalled from office before more damage is done. Schumacher threatened working families and struggling small businesses with sweeping fines and enforcement penalties - and aggressively fought reopening our schools as our children suffered. Schumacher’s bad policies pale in comparison to her bad behavior. In March 2021 a Superior Court judge found Schumacher liable for harassment and retaliation against several of her constituents - and her misdeeds could now end up costing taxpayers more than $100,000! Put an end to the hostile environment at City Hall - help recall Cory Schumacher from the Carlsbad City Council.[3] |
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Recall opponents
Schumacher responded to the recall effort by saying, "It makes sense that the GOP has finally figured out that it needs to attack what it considers to be vulnerable local elected officials in order to control the pipeline, the local political pipeline for the next 2 to 6 years."[4]
Path to the ballot
- See also: Laws governing recall in California
Organizers needed to collect around 3,700 signatures for the recall to qualify for the ballot. Schumacher resigned on July 9, 2021, before organizers could submit signatures.[1]
Ballotpedia covered 35 coronavirus-related recall efforts against 94 officials in 2022, accounting for 13% of recalls that year. This is a decrease from both 2020 and 2021. COVID-related recalls accounted for 37% of all recall efforts in both 2020 and 2021. In 2020, there were 87 COVID-related recalls against 89 officials, and in 2021, there were 131 against 214 officials.
The chart below compares coronavirus-related recalls to recalls for all other reasons in 2020, 2021, and 2022.
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The San Diego Union Tribune, "Carlsbad City Council member facing recall resigns," July 9, 2021
- ↑ City Council Recall, "Petition: Recall Carlsbad City Councilmember Cori Schumacher," accessed July 26, 2021
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ NBC San Diego, "Carlsbad City Council Member Cori Schumacher Faces Recall Effort," June 1, 2021
