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Fred Buchtel and Fred Williams recall, Oregon Public Utility Commission (1922)
From Ballotpedia
| Fred Buchtel and Fred Williams recall |
|---|
 |
| Officeholders |
Fred Williams |
| Recall status |
| 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]
See also
- Ballotpedia's Recall Report
- Oregon Public Utility Commission
- Recall campaigns in Oregon
- State executive recalls
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Historic Oregon Newspapers, "The Sunday Oregonian., May 21, 1922, Section One, Page 13, Image 13," accessed September 16, 2024
- ↑ Oregon.gov, "Archive of Former Commissioners," accessed October 9, 2024
- ↑ Zimmerman, J. (2013). The Recall. Albany, NY: State University of New York Press. (page 60)
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Cameron, Merton K. The Experience of Oregon with Popular Election and Recall of Public Service Commissioners. The Journal of Land & Public Utility Economics 5, 1. (1929): 48–61.
