Fred Buchtel and Fred Williams recall, Oregon Public Utility Commission (1922)

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Fred Buchtel and Fred Williams recall
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Officeholders
Fred Buchtel
Fred Williams
Recall status
Recall approved
Recall election date
May 1922
See also
Recall overview
Political recall efforts, 1922
Recalls in Oregon
Oregon recall laws
State executive recalls
Recall reports

An election to recall Public Utility Commissoners Fred Buchtel and Fred Williams was held in May 1922. Voters recalled Buchtel and Williams.[1]

Recall vote

Newton McCoy was elected to replace Buchtel. Thomas Kerrigan was elected to replace Williams.[1][2]

Recall supporters

The members of the recall committee were Robert Duncan, Ellis Richardson, and F. S. Meyers. The recall effort was initiated after Buchtel and Williams voted for telephone rate increases.[3][4]

Path to the ballot

The recall committee submitted sufficient signatures to trigger a recall election on April 25, 1922.[4]

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