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Marcia Kemp recall, Lexington, Oregon (2019)
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An effort in Lexington, Oregon, to recall Mayor Marcia Kemp was initiated in July 2019. Petitioners submitted enough signatures to put the recall on the ballot, and the recall election was scheduled for October 22, 2019. On October 10, 2019, Kemp resigned from her position.[1]
Recall supporters
The recall effort was organized in response to a nine-day government shutdown in Lexington beginning on July 1, 2019. The shutdown occurred a result of three of the four city councilors missing a budget hearing two days before the end of the fiscal year. Kemp was accused by the three missing councilors of not sending them reminders about the meeting in order to make them look bad. Kemp disputed that claim, saying the three members didn't show up to make her look bad.[1]
Resignation
Kemp submitted her letter of resignation to the East Oregonian, stating that the resignation would be effective when the paper published the letter.[1]
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- See also: Laws governing recall in Oregon
Petitioners were required to submit valid signature equal to 15% of the total number of votes cast in Kemp’s electoral district for all candidates for governor at the last election at which a candidate for governor was elected to a full term.
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 East Oregonian, "Lexington mayor resigns ahead of recall vote," October 10, 2019
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
