Kevan Moize and Samantha McGinnis recall, Ranger, Texas (2023-2024)

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Kevan Moize and Samantha McGinnis recall
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Officeholders
Kevan Moize
Samantha McGinnis
Recall status
Recall approved
Recall election date
February 3, 2024
Signature requirement
30% of voters
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

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


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.

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