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Joe Bain recall, Lakeway, Texas (2017)
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A recall effort in Lakeway, Texas, against Mayor Joe Bain was initiated on June 5, 2017.[1] Recall organizers were not able to bring the effort to a vote.[2]
Recall supporters
Recall organizer Anthony Dell'Abate alleged that Bain's use of the pseudonym John Smart on the Nextdoor online forum influenced municipal elections in May 2017. Bain admitted to using the assumed name after deleting the account, which was tied to comments supporting city council members Bridge Bertram and Ron Massa.[3] Dell'Abate's petition argued that Bain's actions influenced a $23 million bond measure that was approved by a nine-vote margin.[1] In October 2017, Bain was fined $500 for violating election ethics laws by the Texas Ethics Commission related to the John Smart pseudonym.[2]
Path to the ballot
- See also: Laws governing recall in Texas
The city charter requires recall organizers to gather signatures from at least 10 percent of Lakeway's registered voters at the time of the May 2017 general election. This total meant that Dell'Abate needed 1,143 valid signatures because there were 11,432 registered voters in the previous election.[1]
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Community Impact Newspaper, "BREAKING: Efforts to recall Lakeway Mayor Joe Bain begin," June 5, 2017
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Community Impact Newspaper, "Lakeway Mayor Joe Bain punished for election ethics violations," October 25, 2017
- ↑ Statesman, "Lakeway mayor admits to using fake online name to comment about city," April 28, 2017
