Frank Kelty recall, Unalaska, Alaska (2018)
| Unalaska Mayor recall |
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| Officeholders |
| Recall status |
| Recall election date |
| March 6, 2018 |
| See also |
| Recall overview Political recall efforts, 2018 Recalls in Alaska Alaska recall laws Mayoral recalls Recall reports |
An effort in Unalaska, Alaska, to recall Mayor Frank Kelty was initiated in October 2017. Recall supporters accused Kelty of trying to give one company preference for dock usage instead of having a public bidding process.[1] The recall was held on March 6, 2018, and was defeated.[2]
Recall vote
Below are election results for the recall election on March 6, 2018.[3]
| Frank Kelty recall | ||||
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Recall | 204 | 38.49% | ||
 Retain | 326 | 61.51% | ||
Recall supporters
The recall petition filed by Ryan Burke against Kelty made the following charge:
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Disregard for the intent of UCO Title 7: Acquisition and Disposal of Municipal Property by attempting to sole-source land use agreements at the Unalaska Marine Center Positions 5-7.[1][4] |
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| —Ryan Burke (2017) | ||
Burke and other supporters argued that Kelty met with Matson Navigation Company about a shipping contract rather than allowing public bidding for the contract.[1]
Recall opponents
In a letter published by Kelty on November 2, 2017, the mayor said that the recall petition was false because his discussions with Matson representatives were intended to set up future discussions with the city manager. Unalaska's city code requires the city manager to handle negotiations on land use agreements.[1]
Path to the ballot
- See also: Laws governing recall in Alaska
Recall organizers needed to gather and submit at least 168 valid signatures from city residents by December 22, 2017, to require an election.[1] The signatures were turned in on December 15, 2017. The city clerk's office had until December 26, 2017, to determine whether there were enough valid signatures.[5] Kelty declined to appeal, and the recall election was set for March 6, 2018.[2]
Noteworthy events
City Clerk Marjie Veeder released an unredacted version of the recall petition on December 27, 2017. The petition included the last four digits of social security numbers for 75 people who signed the petition. Although not legally required to do so, the clerk's office offered to compensate the 75 affected people for identity theft monitoring.[6]
See also
- Recall campaigns in Alaska
- Political recall efforts, 2017
- Political recall efforts, 2018
- Mayoral recalls
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 KUCB, "As Recall Effort Gets Underway, Unalaska’s Mayor Denies Illegal Dock Negotiations," November 1, 2017
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 KUCB, "http://kucb.org/post/kelty-declines-appeal-mayoral-recall-election-set-march," January 26, 2018
- ↑ KUCB, "Unalaska’s Mayoral Recall Election 2018: Preliminary Results," March 6, 2018
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ KUCB Local News, "Mayoral Recall Petition Delivered To City Hall," December 19, 2017
- ↑ KUCB, "After City Mistakenly Releases Unredacted Petition, Clerk Offers To Cover Identity Theft Monitoring," February 1, 2018
