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Lakeside City Council recall, Oregon, 2009
| Lakeside Mayor and City Council recall |
|---|
 |
| Officeholders |
Clark Anderson Rod Schilling Chrysta Swift Elaine Armstrong Orville Nelson Tim Crockett |
| Recall status |
| Recall election date |
| November 17, 2009 |
| See also |
| Recall overview Political recall efforts, 2009 Recalls in Oregon Oregon recall laws Mayoral recalls City council recalls Recall reports |
Petitions to recall all Lakeside City Council Members were filed in August 2009. Two separate petitions were filed. The first petition was filed August 13 by Lakeside Senior Center President Kathleen Gould. The petition targeted: Councilors Mack Eubanks, Clark Anderson, Rod Schilling, Chrysta Swift and Elaine Armstrong. The second petition was filed August 17 by local resident Calvin Walker. The petition targeted: Mayor Orville Nelson and Councilor Tim Crockett.[1] The recall election is scheduled for November 17, 2009.[2]
On November 17, 2009 the recall effort was defeated. Had both recalls been successful Lakeside would have been left without a mayor and city council.[3]
Election results
The Lakeside City Council and Mayor defeated the recall efforts on November 17, 2009.[4]
| Orville Nelson recall | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 No
|
417 | 63.18% | ||
| Yes | 243 | 36.82% | ||
| Total votes | 660 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Clark Anderson recall | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| No
|
417 | 63.66% | ||
| Yes | 238 | 36.34% | ||
| Total votes | 655 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Elaine Armstrong recall | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| No
|
396 | 60.27% | ||
| Yes | 261 | 39.73% | ||
| Total votes | 657 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Tim Crockett recall | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| No
|
467 | 70.65% | ||
| Yes | 194 | 29.35% | ||
| Total votes | 661 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Mack Eubanks recall | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| No
|
428 | 65.44% | ||
| Yes | 226 | 34.56% | ||
| Total votes | 654 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Rod Schilling recall | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| No
|
395 | 60.86% | ||
| Yes | 254 | 39.14% | ||
| Total votes | 649 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Chrysta Swift recall | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| No
|
397 | 60.80% | ||
| Yes | 256 | 39.20% | ||
| Total votes | 653 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
Reason for recall
According to Gould's filed petition, the five councilors do not work well together with the remaining council and the only thing they have "accomplished is tear the city down through disinformation and disrupting the functions of city employees."
Walker's filed petition, which targeted Mayor Nelso and Councilor Crockett, alleged that the mayor had abused his power and was unable to run an open and honest government. Additionally, Walker alleged that Crockett was not able to work with the newly elected council and had, in the past, been found guilty of a government ethics violation. According to the Oregon Government Ethics Commission Crockett did violate an ethics rule in 2008 and received a fine.[1]
Cost
A special election was estimated to cost $4,000. However, had the completed petitions not been filed on the same day then two special elections would have been held, costing the city $8,000.[1]
See also
- Recall campaigns in 2009
- Political recall efforts, 2009
Additional reading
Footnotes
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