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John La Tour recall, Fayetteville, Arkansas (2016)
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An effort in Fayetteville, Arkansas, to recall City Councilmember John La Tour from his position was launched in March 2016.[1] As of December 2016, this recall effort appeared to be abandoned and Ballotpedia discontinued active coverage. Please contact us if new developments occur with this recall effort.
Recall supporters
A group called For Fayetteville initiated the recall against La Tour due to his opposition to a September 2015 ballot measure that prohibits discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity. La Tour also faced scrutiny for incidents where he asked a barista and a city vendor about their genders.[1]
Recall opponents
La Tour told attendees at a March 28 meeting that he would not step down, saying, "I am not a quitter."[2] A supporter of La Tour made the following statement to the council:
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I want to thank you personally, Mr. La Tour...I'm thankful you are hindering some of the progress that's actually cancer against our first amendment and our religious freedoms here in Fayetteville.[2][3] |
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| —KHBS/KHOG-TV (2016) | ||
Path to the ballot
- See also: Laws governing recall in Arkansas
State law requires recall organizers to gather signatures from at least 25 percent of a ward's registered voters before an election is called. The signature-gathering drive needed to gather at least 3,300 signatures from Ward 4 residents over a 120-day period. If submitted and approved, the recall would have appeared on the November 2016 general election ballot.[1]
Recent news
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Fayetteville Flyer, "Petition drive begins for recall election of Fayetteville Alderman John La Tour," March 30, 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 KHBS/KHOG-TV, "Embattled Fayetteville alderman says he's not resigning at ward meeting," March 29, 2016
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
