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Heather Rookstool recall, John Day, Oregon (2023-2024)
| Heather Rookstool recall recall |
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| Officeholders |
| Recall status |
| Recall election date |
| January 16, 2024 |
| Signature requirement |
| 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 | ||||
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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.
See also
- Recall campaigns in Oregon
- Political recall efforts, 2024
- Political recall efforts, 2023
- Mayoral recalls
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ OPB, "Grant County certifies John Day mayoral recall petition," December 15, 2023
- ↑ Grant County Clerk, "City of John Day Mayor Recall," accessed January 16, 2024
- ↑ Oregon Public Broadcasting, "John Day’s controversial mayor could see a recall soon," October 27, 2023
- ↑ The Bulletin, "John Day mayor could face recall, along with criminal probe," October 30, 2023
- ↑ Oregon Secretary of State, "Recall Manual," accessed October 17, 2023
- ↑ Blue Mountain Eagle, "Signature verification set for next week in effort to recall John Day mayor," November 27, 2023
