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Jeff Hobby recall, Worth County, Georgia (2017)
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An effort to recall Jeff Hobby in Worth County, Georgia, from his position as sheriff was launched in July 2017. Recall supporters criticized a drug search conducted at Worth County High School in April 2017, where every student was patted down. Sheriff Hobby released a statement after receiving complaints about the search. He said it was an authorized search where the officers were instructed to perform a nonintrusive pat down of the students, but that one officer had been more intrusive than permitted.[1][2] Recall proponents did not collect enough signatures, so the recall did not go to a vote.[3]
Recall supporters
Worth County NAACP
The Worth County NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) worked with families on the recall effort. "We have to pay attention to injustice and do something about it," said chapter president Benjamin Whidby.[1]
Path to the ballot
- See also: Laws governing recall in Georgia
Recall proponents needed to collect 3,217 valid signatures by September 6, 2017.[4] In Georgia, the number of valid signatures required for a recall election is 15 percent of the number of persons that voted in the preceding election for the office of incumbent being recalled. On the deadline to turn in the petition, recall proponents said they had only able to collect about 1,000 signatures.[3]
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 WFXL FOX 31, "Worth County NAACP to start petition that would automatically remove sheriff if approved," July 21, 2017
- ↑ WALB News 10, "Students speak out, parents file complaints against Worth Co. Sheriff's office," April 18, 2017
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 WALB News 10, "Sylvester-Worth NAACP fall short on Sheriff Hobby recall signatures," September 6, 2017
- ↑ WFXL FOX 31, "Petition to get Worth County Sheriff removed gaining signatures," July 24, 2017
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