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Marsha Porter recall, Conroe, Texas (2022)
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An effort to recall City Councilwoman Marsha Porter did not go to a vote in Conroe, Texas.[1]
Recall supporters
Teresa McDonald initiated the recall campaign. Recall supporters said that they opposed Porter's vote to fire City Administrator Paul Virgadamo Jr. They also said that she had forced City Finance Director Steve Williams to resign.
In a Facebook post, supporters of the recall wrote, "She claimed 'a lack of transparency' though she and Howard Wood executed their plan after work hours and without warning. Not very transparent. ... Many of Marsha Porter's supporters were at the meeting pleading with her to not go through with the terminations but those pleas fell on deaf ears and cold hearts."[1]
Recall opponents
Porter said that she stood by her vote to fire Virgadamo. She alleged that Virgadamo had approved $40,000 in decorating expenses for city council offices without presenting them to the council. She also alleged that Virgadamo had created a toxic work environment by instructing city staff not to speak to council members.[1]
City Councilman Howard Wood said that he opposed the recall campaign. “The purpose of a recall is to remove an elected official who has demonstrated incompetency, malfeasance, or criminal misconduct. ... We made a tough and unpopular decision because we felt it was right. I’d hate to live in a city, county, state or nation where our elected officials can’t act in accordance with their own conscience for fear of being unpopular."[1]
Path to the ballot
- See also: Laws governing recall in Texas
For a recall election to have been scheduled, organizers needed to collect signatures equal to 30% of the votes cast in the previous municipal election. Organizers had 45 days to collect the signatures.[1]
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