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Gary Brooks recall, Shreveport, Louisiana (2024-2025)
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An effort to recall District B City Councilman Gary Brooks did not go to a vote in Shreveport, Louisiana.[1] A valid petition had not been submitted as of April 17, 2025.[2]
Recall supporters
District B resident Jermaine Anderson initiated the recall petition. Anderson gave a lack of responsiveness as the reason for the recall effort. He said, "I've called him multiple times. He's not responding to emails. It's been horrible. It's been real bad so that's the reason for his recall. We can no longer wait until election time."[1]
Recall opponents
Brooks did not respond to a request for comment from The Shreveport Times.[1]
Path to the ballot
- See also: Laws governing recall in Louisiana
No specific grounds are required for recall in Louisiana. The recall process starts by filing a copy of the recall petition with the Louisiana Secretary of State. The number of signatures required on the petition depends on the size of the jurisdiction, with the smallest jurisdictions (fewer than 1,000 eligible voters) requiring signatures equal to 40% of eligible voters in the jurisdiction and the largest jurisdictions (100,000 or more eligible voters) requiring signatures equal to 20% of eligible voters in the jurisdiction.[3] Recall supporters have 180 days to circulate petitions.[4]
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
- Shreveport, Louisiana
- Recall campaigns in Louisiana
- Political recall efforts, 2024
- Political recall efforts, 2025
- City council recalls
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 The Shreveport Times, "Petition underway to recall Shreveport Councilman Gary Brooks: What's next?" October 2, 2024
- ↑ Ballotpedia staff, "Email communication with Caddo Parish Registrar of Voters Dale Sibley," April 17, 2025
- ↑ Louisiana State Legislature, "House Bill 54," accessed February 5, 2019
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "Recall an Elected Official," accessed February 17, 2023
