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Don Jones recall, Yellowstone County, Montana (2021-2022)
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An effort to recall Don Jones (R) from his position as the District 3 representative on the three-member Yellowstone County Commission in Montana began in November 2021.[1][2][3]
To get the recall on the ballot, recall supporters had to collect approximately 15,600 signatures by March 2, 2022. The recall did not progress to a vote as only 992 valid signatures were collected.[4]
Recall supporters
Martin Connell, a resident of Yellowstone County, started the recall process. He said he was dismayed that discussions about privatizing management of MetraPark seemed to happen without public input and that once a public hearing was held, it appeared to be a done deal. "It was clear to all present that Commissioner Jones held the hearings not to receive public input but to attempt to meet the requirement of holding public hearings after the decision had been made," Connell said.[1]
Recall opponents
Jones said that the county's duty is to figure out what the best, most cost-effective management structure is for MetraPark. He said that efforts to do that were open to the public.[1]
Path to the ballot
- See also: Laws governing recall in Montana
The recall petition was filed with the Yellowstone County Elections Office on November 29, 2021. The county had one week to approve the petition for circulation. The county approved them on December 2, 2021. To get the recall on the ballot, recall supporters had to collect approximately 15,600 signatures by March 2, 2022. The number of signatures was equal to 15% of registered voters in the county as of November 2020. Recall supporters ulimately collected 1,348 signatures, 992 which were accepted.[4][1][3]
See also
- Yellowstone County, Montana
- Recall campaigns in Montana
- Political recall efforts, 2021
- Political recall efforts, 2022
- County commission recalls
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Billings Gazette, "Recall effort mounted to oust county commissioner Don Jones," November 30, 2021
- ↑ Yellowstone County, MT, "Yellowstone County Commissioners," accessed December 8, 2021
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Abbey Smith, “Email communication with Bret Rutherford, Election Administrator, Yellowstone County," December 10, 2021
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Billings Gazette, "Efforts fail to launch recall vote against Yellowstone County commissioner," March 11, 2022
