Janise Anthony recall, St. Martinville, Louisiana (2024)
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An effort to recall District 4 City Councilwoman Janise Anthony did not go to a vote in St. Martinville, Louisiana.[1][2]
Recall supporters
St. Martinville residents Ernest Bing and Kenrell Francois filed the recall petition. The reason included for the recall effort was "unfit for office, has not represented the needs of the community."[3]
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.[4] Recall supporters have 180 days to circulate petitions.[5] An exception to the 180 day timeline occurs when a voting area has fewer than 1,000 qualified electors, as in St. Martinville City Council District 4. When there are fewer than 1,000 qualified electors, organizers have 90 days to collect signatures.[1]
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
- St. Martinville, Louisiana
- Recall campaigns in Louisiana
- Political recall efforts, 2024
- City council recalls
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 KLFY, "St. Martinville city council member faces recall effort," August 16, 2024
- ↑ KATC, "Efforts to Recall St. Martinville Councilwoman Appear to Have Ended," November 15, 2024
- ↑ KATC, "Recall petition filed on St. Martinville council member," August 15, 2024
- ↑ Louisiana State Legislature, "House Bill 54," accessed February 5, 2019
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "Recall an Elected Official," accessed February 17, 2023
