Heather Graham recall, Pueblo, Colorado (2025)
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An effort to recall Mayor Heather Graham did not go to a vote in Pueblo, Colorado. Recall organizers did not submit enough signatures to put the recall on the ballot.[1]
Recall supporters
Recall petitions listed the following as grounds for recalling Graham:[2]
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Recall opponents
Graham stated the following in response to the recall effort:[2]
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The electors are the sole and exclusive judges of the legality, reasonableness and sufficiency of the “removal on the grounds assigned for recall.” Last time I checked, cleaning up the City, addressing homelessness, reducing crime and bringing transparency and accountability to government is what I was overwhelmingly elected by 65% of the vote to do, and it is what I will continue to do for the next 2.5 years. I take exception to the false information being presented to the electors and I encourage the community to do your research.[3] |
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Path to the ballot
- See also: Laws governing recall in Colorado
No specific grounds are required for recall in Colorado. The number of signatures required for a recall to qualify for the ballot in Colorado depends on the office type.[4][5] After the petition is approved by the relevant election office, petitioners have 60 days to gather signatures.[6]
The recall petition was filed on March 4, 2025. Organizers were required to submit about 6,200 valid signatures to put the recall on the ballot.[7]
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
- Pueblo, Colorado
- Recall campaigns in Colorado
- Political recall efforts, 2025
- Mayoral recalls
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ KKTV, "Effort to recall Pueblo mayor fails," May 7, 2025
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 FOX21, "Petition to recall Pueblo Mayor Heather Graham submitted," March 7, 2025
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Colorado Revised Statutes, "Section 1-12-105 - Signatures required for school district officers," accessed March 11, 2024
- ↑ Colorado Revised Statutes, "Section 1-12-104 - Signatures required for state and county officers," accessed March 11, 2024
- ↑ Colorado Revised Statutes, "Section 1-12-108 - Petition requirements - approval as to form - determination of sufficiency - protest - offenses," accessed October 13, 2023
- ↑ The Pueblo Chieftain, "'I wasn't surprised': Pueblo Mayor Heather Graham weighs in on recall effort," March 11, 2025
