Heather Rookstool recall, John Day, Oregon (2023-2024)

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Heather Rookstool recall recall
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Officeholders
Heather Rookstool recall
Recall status
Recall approved
Recall election date
January 16, 2024
Signature requirement
15% of votes for governor in the district
See also
Recall overview
Political recall efforts, 2024
Recalls in Oregon
Oregon recall laws
Mayoral recalls
Recall reports

An election to recall Mayor Heather Rookstool was scheduled for January 16, 2024, in John Day, Oregon.[1] Rookstool was removed from her position as mayor as a result of the recall vote.[2]

Recall vote

Heather Rookstool recall, 2024

Heather Rookstool lost the Mayor of John Day recall election on January 16, 2024.

Recall
 Vote
%
Votes
Yes
 
53.4
 
258
No
 
46.6
 
225
Total Votes
483


Recall supporters

The recall effort was organized by Oren Wyss, who operates the John Day wastewater treatment plant. Wyss said that "Mayor Rookstool is not transparent and she’s not honest and she’s not trustworthy. She’s not professional and has not acted in the best interest of John Day, its employees or residents."[3][4]

Path to the ballot

See also: Laws governing recall in Oregon

No specific grounds are required for recall in Oregon. To get the recall on the ballot, supporters must collect signatures equal to 15% of the votes cast in the last regular gubernatorial election in the relevant jurisdiction. Signatures must be collected within 90 days.[5]

Petitions in the recall effort against Rookstool were filed on November 3, 2023. Recall organizers had until January 25, 2024, to submit enough valid signatures to put the recall on the ballot. On November 17, 2023, the committee organizing the recall announced that 139 signatures had been submitted to the Grant County clerk for verification.[6]

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.

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