Daniel Davis recall, Unity Community Hall and Recreation District Board, Oregon (2025)
| Daniel Davis recall |
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| May 6, 2025 |
| See also |
| Recall overview Political recall efforts, 2025 Recalls in Oregon Oregon recall laws Special district recalls Recall reports |
Unity Community Hall and Recreation District Board member Daniel Davis was recalled in a yes/no recall election on May 6, 2025, in Oregon. The recall attempt was started by Debra Gregg on March 13, 2025.[1]
Recall vote
Daniel Davis recall, 2025
Recall Vote |
% |
Votes |
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| ✖ | Yes |
86.1
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68 | ||
No |
13.9
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11 | |||
Total Votes |
79 | ||||
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Recall supporters
Recall organizers cited the following reasons for Davis' recall:[1]
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The City of Unity has been forced to retain legal counsel, which is an additional expense to the City to protect the fire and EMS headquarters because of the pursuing of the UCHRD (Unity Community Hall and Recreation District) to terminate the 99-year lease agreement between the city and the UCHRD. This lease was derived for the Firehall/EMS building to reside and serve the community. Currently, the process to register as a non-profit for the Unity Citizens Action Council (UCAC) has not been completed. The Comity Place, which is registered as a non-profit under the UCAC, would also be out of compliance. Failure to comply with a timely response to a public records request. A Public Meeting Law grievance was filed for repeated meeting violations. Board member vacant positions have not been selected in a transparent manner and the public was not given an opportunity to participate. Repeatedly refused to listen to the citizens of the district that have expressed they DO NOT want businesses, or a bar operated out of the UCHRD and the half be operated as its founded mission. [2] |
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Recall opponents
Davis submitted the following statement in response to the recall attempt:[1]
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The lease agreement issue is not publicly known to be the result of needed legal action as well as ill-advised action, and then irresponsible inaction, by the City of Unity Council. Every effort has been successfully made to comply with records requests. Any hindrances to this process are thoroughly explained to the public at regular business meetings as a matter of policy requirement In addition, all recent meetings have been live streamed. Many public statements have been made by Debbie Gregg expressing the intent to find any and every way to hinder the performance of the entire current UCH&RD Board, beginning with and centering on Dan Davis. Many, if not most of these statements have been riddled with now verified erroneous information. Vacant Board positions have been filled according to applicable law which does not require, nor has there ever been an expectation for public input regarding said appointments; as explained at numerous public meetings. Public law, historical records and recent District meetings have demonstrated that traditional use and Oregon State Law are being satisfied in current and planned future endeavors for the Unity Community Hall, its grounds and facilities. [2] |
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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.[3]
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
- Baker County, Oregon
- Recall campaigns in Oregon
- Political recall efforts, 2025
- Special district recalls
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Baker City Herald, "Recall election scheduled for member of Unity Community Hall and Recreation District board," April 17, 2025
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Oregon Secretary of State, "Recall Manual," accessed October 17, 2023
