Cross Coburn recall, Groves, Texas (2018)
| Groves City Council recall |
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| Officeholders |
| Recall status |
| Recall election date |
| November 6, 2018 |
| See also |
| Recall overview Political recall efforts, 2018 Recalls in Texas Texas recall laws City council recalls Recall reports |
An effort in Groves, Texas, to recall City Councilman Cross Coburn was initiated in May 2018. The recall petition was filed on May 4, 2018, and more than the required number of signatures were returned by the deadline on May 24, 2018. The attorney representing Coburn challenged the petition, saying that there were irregularities with some of the signatures that were submitted.[1] Recall supporters re-submitted the petition to the city clerk after the petition had been returned for irregular signatures.[2] Enough valid signatures were submitted to trigger a recall election scheduled for November 6, 2018.[3]
Recall vote
The recall election was held on November 6, 2018. Cross Coburn was recalled from office.[4]
| Cross Coburn recall | ||||
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 Recall | 2071 | 64.54% | ||
| Retain | 1138 | 35.46% | ||
Recall supporters
Recall organizer William Howlett initiated the recall after photos, including one photo with nudity, were released of Coburn through the use of the gay dating app, Grindr. Coburn is openly gay.[1]
Path to the ballot
- See also: Laws governing recall in Texas
Howlett was required to gather 953 valid signatures from registered city voters to require a special election. This total equals 10 percent of the city's registered voters. He submitted more than 1,000 signatures by the deadline on May 24, 2018. The attorney representing Coburn challenged the petition, saying that there were irregularities with some of the signatures that were submitted. Recall supporters re-submitted the petition to the city clerk after the petition had been returned for irregular signatures. The city clerk had until June 25, 2018, to certify the recall petition.[2] More than 900 valid signatures were submitted to trigger a recall election scheduled for November 6, 2018.[3]
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 12 News, "Attorney: Groves mayor’s wife circulated recall petition of city councilman," May 30, 2018
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 12 News, "Groves Mayor has outburst while discussing recall petition," June 12, 2018
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Beaumont Enterprise, "Petition to oust councilman over photo leak refiled, approved," June 26, 2018
- ↑ The Groves News, "Coburn ousted in Groves recall vote," accessed November 7, 2018
