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Las Cruces City Council recall, New Mexico (2014)
| Las Cruces City Council recall |
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| Officeholders |
Gill Sorg Olga Pedroza |
| Recall status |
| See also |
| Recall overview Political recall efforts, 2014 Recalls in New Mexico New Mexico recall laws City council recalls Recall reports |
An effort to recall city council members Nathan Small, Gill Sorg and Olga Pedroza in Las Cruces, New Mexico from their positions was launched in November 2014.[1] The recall against Small was supposedly dropped on December 3.[2] Petitions were later in turned in against all three.[3] The three campaigns did not go to a vote after supporters did not turn in enough signatures to move the recall forward.[4]
Recall proponent arguments
The officials are targeted for recall over allegations of the influence of special interests.[1]
Path to the ballot
- See also: Laws governing recall in New Mexico
Supporters had 60 days to gather signatures equal to 10 percent of the residents in each council member's district.[1] Signatures against all three were turned in on February 6. These were accompanied by complaints of misrepresentation of the petitions.[3] Supporters did not collect enough valid signatures to move the recall forward.[4]
A group turned in 400 more signatures against Sorg on March 27, 2015, in an attempt to get the recall on the ballot.[5] That attempt was rejected by a judge.[6]
See also
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Las Cruces Sun-News, "Group looks to oust Las Cruces councilors," November 15, 2014
- ↑ Las Cruces Sun-News, "Recall petition dropped against Las Cruces city councilor," December 3, 2014
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 KRWG, "Las Cruces Recall Petitions Filed," February 7, 2015
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 KRWG, "Recall Petitions Insufficient For Lack Of Valid Signatures," March 6, 2015
- ↑ El Paso Times, "PAC files more signatures in Las Cruces recall attempt," March 27, 2015
- ↑ Las Cruces Sun-News, "State judge rules to reject Las Cruces recall-attempt lawsuit," May 20, 2015
