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Judith Marguiles recall, Ashland, Massachusetts (2016)
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An effort in Ashland, Massachusetts, to recall Board of Health Member Judith Marguiles from her position was launched in June 2016. Recall organizers were gathering signatures to force an election in July 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
Fran Blake initiated a recall effort due to concerns that Marguiles was creating discord among fellow board members. Marguiles disagreed with the board's use of e-signatures to issue health permits but lost her effort to re-issue permits with regular signatures.[1]
Path to the ballot
- See also: Laws governing recall in Massachusetts
Blake needed to gather 500 valid signatures from registered voters in Ashland to force an election.[1]
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