Help us improve in just 2 minutes—share your thoughts in our reader survey.
Lori Ann Bell recall, Clinton, Louisiana (2019)
| Clinton Mayoral recall |
|---|
 |
| Officeholders |
| Recall status |
| See also |
| Recall overview Political recall efforts, 2019 Recalls in Louisiana Louisiana recall laws Mayoral recalls Recall reports |
An effort in Clinton, Louisiana, to recall Mayor Lori Ann Bell was initiated in January 2019.[1] Petitioners had until May 7 to submit enough signatures to trigger a recall.[1]
Recall supporters
Petitioners began the recall process in January 2019, after Bell was arrested and accused of insufficient response to repeated warnings about problems with the town's water system.[2] Bell was also arrested twice in 2018 for malfeasance and prior to her January 2019 arrest was out on bail.[2] Supporters of the recall pointed to Bell's multiple arrests while in office and a Louisiana Department of Health report that condemned the city's water system as the basis for the recall effort.[3]
Path to the ballot
- See also: Laws governing recall in Louisiana
Petitioners had until May 7 to submit enough signatures to trigger a recall .[1] For a city the size of Clinton, Louisiana law says that petitioners have 180 days after a petition is approved to collect a number of signatures equal to 33.3 percent of the registered voters in the area.[4] In this case, petitioners must collect 491 signatures.[1] As of January 19, 2019, recall supporters had collected 290 signatures.[1]
See also
- Recall campaigns in Louisiana
- Political recall efforts, 2018
- Political recall efforts, 2019
- City council recalls
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 WBRZ.com, "Clinton residents seek mayor recall," January 19, 2019
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 The Advocate, "Clinton mayor arrested for 3rd time, now over town's water; her attorney denies any crime," January 9, 2019
- ↑ The Advocate, "Amid Clinton water crisis, 65 percent of signatures reached to recall mayor," January 13, 2019
- ↑ LA.gov, "RECALL AN ELECTED OFFICIAL," accessed February 18, 2019
