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John Sweet recall, Coos County, Oregon (2015)
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An effort to recall John Sweet from his position as county commissioner in Coos County, Oregon, was officially launched on July 7, 2015. The effort did not go to a vote in 2015.
Recall supporters
The Committee to Recall John Sweet organized the recall effort. The following statement arguing for the removal of John Sweet from office was included on the petition submitted to the county elections office and circulated to collect signatures for the recall:[1]
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TWICE Coos County Commissioner John Sweet rejected the Oath of Office and chose not to use the power of his public position to defend the Second Amendment of the US Constitution. The first rejection was on February 17, 2015 when he refused to pass a resolution opposing the impending expanded background checks bill SB941. The second rejection was on May 13, 2015 when John Sweet's absence caused the cancellation of the work session to discuss enacting a Second Amendment Preservation Ordinance via a vote of the Board of Commissioners with members of the Committee to Preserve the Second Amendment. The issue was a time sensitive matter. Up to the date of this submission, Commissioner John Sweet has not committed one single vote to intervene on the behalf of the rights of the individual provided for by nature, or nature's God contained in the Second Amendment of the US Constitution. A quote by Commissioner John Sweet published in The World newspaper June 6, 2015: 'I don't feel comfortable voting other people's conscience on this matter.'[2] |
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Recall opponents
Recall opponent arguments
Dick Leshley, a resident of Coos County, wrote a letter to The World defending John Sweet and criticizing the recall effort against him. An excerpt of the letter can be found below:[3]
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Our Oregon Legislature passed SB 941, our governor signed SB 941. John Sweet chose not to support a meaningless resolution knowing that our sheriff was not going to enforce SB 941. A recall election is to be used to remove public servants that massively abuse their public trust. You may not agree with John Sweet's decision, as I agree, but he has not abused our trust. Stop this nonsense before we spend money for an election that we do not need.[2] |
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Path to the ballot
- See also: Laws governing recall in Oregon
To put the recall before voters, petitioners had to collect valid signatures equal to 15% of the total number of active voters. The number of active voters was determined by the votes cast in Sweet's electoral district for all candidates in the last gubernatorial election.
See also
- Recall campaigns in Oregon
- Political recall efforts, 2015
- County commission recalls
- Coos County "Second Amendment Preservation Ordinance" Initiative, Measure 6-151 (November 2015)
External links
- Coos County Board of Commissioners website
- Coos County Watchdog: Committee to Recall John Sweet website and Recall John Sweet Facebook page
- Coos County Watchdog Facebook page
- Coos County Second Amendment Preservation Ordinance Facebook page
Footnotes
- ↑ Coos County Watch Dog, "John Sweet Recall Petition," accessed August 18, 2015
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ The World, "Letter to the Editor: Sweet recall effort unjustified," August 10, 2015
