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Kevan Moize and Samantha McGinnis recall, Ranger, Texas (2023-2024)
| Kevan Moize and Samantha McGinnis recall |
|---|
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| Officeholders |
Samantha McGinnis |
| Recall status |
| Recall election date |
| February 3, 2024 |
| Signature requirement |
| See also |
| Recall overview Political recall efforts, 2024 Recalls in Texas Texas recall laws City council recalls Recall reports |
An election to recall City Commissioners Kevan Moize and Samantha McGinnis occurred on February 3, 2024, in Ranger, Texas. Voters recalled Moize and McGinnis.[1]
Recall vote
Moize recall
Kevan Moize recall, 2024
Kevan Moize lost the Ranger City Commission Place 2 recall election on February 3, 2024.
Recall Vote |
% |
Votes |
|||
| ✖ | Yes |
78.0
|
170 | ||
No |
22.0
|
48 | |||
Total Votes |
218 | ||||
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|
McGinnis recall
Samantha McGinnis recall, 2024
Samantha McGinnis lost the Ranger City Commission Place 4 recall election on February 3, 2024.
Recall Vote |
% |
Votes |
|||
| ✖ | Yes |
74.3
|
162 | ||
No |
25.7
|
56 | |||
Total Votes |
218 | ||||
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Recall supporters
Steve Gerdes submitted the petitions to recall Moize and McGinnis.[2]
Recall opponents
Regarding the recall, Moize has said, "No reason's been provided. Not that I'm aware of anybody stating exactly what it is." McGinnis has also said she does not know the reason for the recall effort.[2]
Path to the ballot
- See also: Laws governing recall in Texas
No specific grounds are required for recall in Texas. The recall of local officials in Texas is governed by local charters. Because of this, recall laws regarding signature requirements and circulation time vary by locality.[3]
According to the City Charter of Ranger, Texas, recall petitions "shall be signed by at least thirty (30) per cent of the qualified voters, to be determined by the number of votes cast in the last regular municipal election; at least one-fifth (1/5) of whom shall certify that at the election at which the officer or officers was or were elected, they voted for the election of such officer or officers proposed to be recalled."[4]
The recall petitions were initially rejected by the city in August of 2023. The Texas Eleventh District Court of Appeals ordered the city to go forward with the recall election.[2][5]
Recall context
- See also: Ballotpedia's Recall Report
Ballotpedia covers recall efforts across the country for all state and local elected offices. A recall effort is considered official if the petitioning party has filed an official form, such as a notice of intent to recall, with the relevant election agency.
The chart below shows how many officials were included in recall efforts from 2012 to 2024 as well as how many of them defeated recall elections to stay in office and how many were removed from office in recall elections.
See also
- Ballotpedia's Recall Report
- Ranger, Texas
- Recall campaigns in Texas
- Political recall efforts, 2023
- Political recall efforts, 2024
- City council recalls
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Government website of Ranger, Texas, "February 3, 2024 Recall Election for Commissioner Place 2 & Commissioner Place 4 Unofficial Tabulation of Voting Tallies," accessed February 12, 2024
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 KTXS, "Ranger to hold a recall election due to a petition to remove two city council members," January 31, 2024
- ↑ San Antonio Express-News, "Unusual ballot features Fredericksburg councilman as recall target and mayoral contender," May 3, 2012
- ↑ Government website of Ranger, Texas, "CHARTER OF THE CITY OF RANGER, TEXAS," accessed February 12, 2024
- ↑ Texas Judicial Branch, "CASE: 11-23-00283-CV," accessed February 12, 2024
