Erin Black recall, Loveland, Colorado (2025)
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An effort to recall Ward III City Councilor Erin Black did not go to a vote in Loveland, Colorado, after Black resigned effective July 15, 2025.[1][2]
Recall organizers submitted signatures on June 11, 2025. The signatures were found to be sufficient on June 17, 2025. Black filed a protest on June 26, 2025. A public hearing was scheduled for July 7, 2025. The protest was rejected.[3][4]
Recall supporters
Ward III residents Amanda Masters, Cynthia Snyder, Lori Mostrom, Mackenzie Baca, and Sarah Ogrinc are co-sponsoring the recall effort. The reasons given for the recall effort include, "poor judgment, unprofessional behavior and conduct unbecoming of an elected official."[1]
Recall opponents
Regarding the recall effort, Black has said, "It is nothing more than another politically motivated smear campaign by a small conservative, disgruntled group calling themselves RULE, who created a battle plan to take me and other councilors out by any means necessary, essentially overturning the will of the voters."[5]
Path to the ballot
- See also: Laws governing recall in Colorado
No specific grounds are required for recall in Colorado. The number of signatures required for a recall to qualify for the ballot in Colorado depends on the office type.[6][7] After the petition is approved by the relevant election office, petitioners have 60 days to gather signatures.[8]
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
- Loveland, Colorado
- Recall campaigns in Colorado
- Political recall efforts, 2025
- City council recalls
- Troy Krenning recall, Loveland, Colorado (2024-2025)
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Loveland Reporter-Herald, "Recall effort against Loveland councilor enters next phase," April 15, 2025
- ↑ Complete Colorado, "Loveland city councilmember resigns seat ahead of recall," July 15, 2025
- ↑ MSN, "Erin Black files protest against City Council recall petition," June 27, 2025
- ↑ Loveland Reporter-Herald, "Hearing officer rejects Erin Black’s recall protest," July 11, 2025
- ↑ Loveland Reporter-Herald, "Loveland City Council member Erin Black fires back at critics," April 16, 2025
- ↑ Colorado Revised Statutes, "Section 1-12-105 - Signatures required for school district officers," accessed March 11, 2024
- ↑ Colorado Revised Statutes, "Section 1-12-104 - Signatures required for state and county officers," accessed March 11, 2024
- ↑ Colorado Revised Statutes, "Section 1-12-108 - Petition requirements - approval as to form - determination of sufficiency - protest - offenses," accessed October 13, 2023
