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Diane Sharp recall, Hanford, California (2022)
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An effort to recall City Councilwoman Diane Sharp did not qualify for the ballot in Hanford, California. The recall centered around the Northstar Courts affordable housing project in Hanford.[1][2]
Recall supporters
Kings County resident Jim Nelson filed the notice of intent to circulate a recall petition on April 12, 2022. The notice read in part, "Councilperson Sharp continues to demonstrate she has forgotten her duties as a responsible representative for the citizens of District C. ... She has lost control of her emotions during town hall meetings and been physically threatening towards attendees; the Northstar Project Town Hall meeting, for example."[2]
Recall opponents
Sharp offered the following comment on the recall campaign: "Recalls are part of our electoral system. ... This attempted filing is not a surprise ... a group of folks concerned about the impacts of the Northstar Courts development threatened via social media and in person weeks ago that if I did not vote in a way they liked regarding the project, they were going to attempt to throw me out of office."[2]
Sharp also commented on the Northstar Courts affordable housing project, saying, "There are pros and cons to the project. ... At this point, it doesn't really matter what I think about the project because the vote that we have on Tuesday night has turned into a risk-management vote. The city has received three letters from attorneys claiming that if we fail to approve the TEFRA bond they will sue us."[2]
Path to the ballot
- See also: Laws governing recall in California
Hanford City Clerk Natalie Corral rejected the initial notice of intent to circulate a recall petition on the grounds that it did not follow preliminary recall procedures.[2] A second petition against Sharp began circulating on May 17, 2022.[3]
Organizers needed to collect 1,550 signatures to force a special recall election to have been scheduled.[1] The recall effort ended after organizers did not submit signatures by the submission deadline.[4]
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Valley Voice, "Recall against Hanford Council Member Diane Sharp in beginning stages," April 16, 2022
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 The Sentinel, "Notice of Intent to recall Diane Sharp rejected by Hanford," April 19, 2022
- ↑ The Sentinel, "Second petition circulating to recall Hanford Vice Mayor Diane Sharp," May 27, 2022
- ↑ Ballotpedia Staff, "Email communication with Hanford Clerk Natalie Corral," November 29, 2022
