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Marc Manelis recall, King City, Oregon (2025)
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An effort to recall Mayor Marc Manelis did not go to a vote in King City, Oregon, after Manelis resigned on March 25, 2025.[1] In King City, the mayor is chosen by the city council from among their members to serve for a two-year term.[2]
An earlier effort to recall Manelis and other members of King City's city council began in 2023. Recall organizers did not submit signatures for Manelis. One member of the council resigned, and four others were recalled during an election held on February 13, 2024.
Recall supporters
Recall organizers gave Manelis' vote to reappoint Smart Ocholi to the city council after Ocholi was recalled in 2024, and that Manelis "failed to declare his conflict-of-interest multiple times" in violation of ORS 244.120(2) as reasons for the recall effort.[1]
Recall opponents
Regarding the recall effort, Manelis said, "Recalls are serious measures intended to address egregious misconduct or dereliction of duty. In this case, the differences of opinion regarding city planning and specific votes do not rise to the level of justifying a recall. Engaging in constructive dialogue and participating in regular electoral processes are more appropriate avenues for addressing policy disagreements. Councilor Manelis is actively working on a resolution, along with the entire council, to come to an agreement."[1]
Path to the ballot
- See also: Laws governing recall in Oregon
No specific grounds are required for recall in Oregon. To get the recall on the ballot, supporters must collect signatures equal to 15% of the votes cast in the last regular gubernatorial election in the relevant jurisdiction. Signatures must be collected within 90 days.[3]
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
- King City, Oregon
- Recall campaigns in Oregon
- Political recall efforts, 2025
- City council recalls
- City council recall, King City, Oregon (2023-2024)
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