Grady Collum recall, Hughes, Arkansas (2016)
| Hughes Mayor recall |
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| November 8, 2016 |
| See also |
| Recall overview Political recall efforts, 2016 Recalls in Arkansas Arkansas recall laws Mayoral recalls Recall reports |
An effort in Hughes, Arkansas, to recall Mayor Grady Collum from his position was launched in August 2016. Councilman Rudolph Robinson led the recall effort and submitted signatures on August 9, 2016. Collum filed a lawsuit against the county clerk and election commission in September 2016 to block placement of the recall on the November 2016 ballot due to delays in submitting signatures.[1] On November 1, 2016, Circuit Court Judge Kathleen Bell ordered that votes not be counted on the recall measure. Bell ruled that the county clerk exceeded the 10-day window to verify petition signatures after submission.[2] Bell adjusted her ruling on November 3, 2016, indicating that recall votes should be counted with certification delayed until another court ruling.[3] The recall was defeated.
Recall vote
A recall vote against Collum took place on November 8, 2016.[4]
| Recall of Grady Collum | ||||
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Recall | 232 | 45.58% | ||
 Retain | 277 | 54.42% | ||
Recall supporters
Recall organizers gave the following reasons for recalling Collum:
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Recall opponents
Collum filed a lawsuit to stop certification of petition signatures due to concerns about the timing of submission. His suit claimed that signatures were submitted 89 days prior to the targeted election date of November 8, 2016. State elections law requires petitions for a general election recall to be submitted at least 91 days before the election date. County Clerk Emily Holley countered that the signatures were received at least 91 days prior to the election but were not certified for a few days due to the volume of signatures.[1]
Path to the ballot
- See also: Laws governing recall in Arkansas
Recall organizers submitted at least 400 signatures to the county clerk on August 9, 2016. The clerk's office certified 308 names on August 22, 2016, which surpassed the 300-signature threshold for advancing the recall to the ballot.[1] State law requires county clerks to review recall petition signatures within 10 days of delivery.[2]
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 ArkansasOnline, "Mayor sues over petitions to remove him," September 22, 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Arkansas Online, "Judge orders Hughes mayor's recall votes not be counted," November 4, 2016
- ↑ ArkansasOnline, "Hughes recall election back on," November 5, 2016
- ↑ ArkansasOnline, "2016 Elections," accessed November 9, 2016
- ↑ Recall Grady Collum, "2016 MAYOR RECALL Of Grady R. Collum – updated*," October 17, 2016
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
