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Joshua Deriso recall, Cordele, Georgia (2022)
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An effort to recall City Commissioner Joshua Deriso did not qualify for the ballot in Cordele, Georgia.[1][2]
Recall supporters
Cordele resident Trae Sims filed the petition application, which read:[2]
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Mr. Deriso committed multiple acts of malfeasance, violated his oath of office, and failed to uphold state and federal laws and the constitutions, in violation of O.C.G.A. Sections 45-10-1, 45-11-1, and 45-11-4, and the City Charter which include: (1) Willingly removing the 'Blue Line' picture from a city office; (2) Violating Trae Sims' rights of free speech; (3) Repeatedly slandering Commissioner Shepherd at Commission meetings.[3] |
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Path to the ballot
- See also: Laws governing recall in Georgia
Organizers submitted a recall application with 126 signatures in July 2022. For a special recall election to have been scheduled, organizers needed to collect 1,974 signatures within a 30-day period.[2][4]
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Footnotes
- ↑ WFXL, "Cordele citizens officially file application to recall Chairman Joshua Deriso," July 15, 2022
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 WALB News 10, "Petition filed to recall Cordele city commissioner," July 15, 2022
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ WALB News 10, "Judge rules recall petition against Cordele City Commission chairman is valid," September 9, 2022
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