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Mayor, city council, and treasurer recall, Arnold, Missouri (2024)
| Arnold mayor, city council, and treasurer recall |
|---|
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| Officeholders |
Dan Kroupa EJ Fleischmann Jason Fulbright Brian McArthur Bill Moritz Mark Hood Rodney Mullins Butch Cooley Gary Plunk |
| Recall status |
| Signature requirement |
| See also |
| Recall overview Political recall efforts, 2024 Recalls in Missouri Missouri recall laws Mayoral recalls City council recalls Recall reports |
An effort to recall Mayor Ron Counts, Treasurer Dan Kroupa and City Councilmembers EJ Fleischmann, Jason Fulbright, Brian McArthur, Bill Moritz, Mark Hood, Rodney Mullins, Butch Cooley, and Gary Plunk did not go to a vote in Arnold, Missouri, after the group organizing the recall stopped collecting signatures.[1][2]
Recall supporters
The recall effort was organized by a group called No Arnold Parkway. After it was announced that the city was no longer pursuing the Arnold Parkway project, the No Arnold Parkway Leadership Team said, "Although the news today was unexpected, trust in our City Officials and City Administration has been lost. This is evidenced by the fact that the Arnold Parkway Project enforced plans of eminent domain, plotted behind closed doors for at least 3 years. We believe a real change is needed for the Arnold residents: therefore, we will continue our vital recall efforts."[3][4]
Following the group's decision to stop collecting signatures, organizer Sarah Lurkins said, "We expect the city leaders to fulfill their stated promises to rebuild trust and believe stopping the recall effort will allow for a better working relationship going forward."[2]
Recall opponents
Fulbright and Fleischmann responded to a request from First Alert 4 for a statement regarding the recall effort. Fulbright said, "I’m aware of the recall campaigns and I fully support people using their voices to petition grievances against their elected leaders."[5]
Fleischmann said, "I fully support the residents of Arnold participating in the process and making their voices heard. I stand with them in their belief that the government should not be using eminent domain to take homeowners properties."[5]
Path to the ballot
- See also: Laws governing recall in Missouri
Missouri allows the following grounds for recall: misconduct in office, incompetence, or failure to perform duties prescribed by law. To get the recall on the ballot, supporters must collect signatures equal to 25% of registered voters in the jurisdiction in 60 days.[6]
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
- Arnold, Missouri
- Recall campaigns in Missouri
- Political recall efforts, 2024
- Mayoral recalls
- City official recalls
- City council recalls
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Leader Publications, "Arnold road project met with backlash at City Council meeting," August 21, 2024
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Leader Publications, "Group ends Arnold recall election effort; city to reaffirm end of road project," October 2, 2024
- ↑ St. Louis Post-Dispatch, "Arnold nixes controversial road plan. Recall effort against city council continues." August 28, 2024
- ↑ No Arnold Parkway, "About," accessed September 10, 2024
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 First Alert 4, "Recall effort underway in Arnold," September 3, 2024
- ↑ Revisor of Missouri, "77.650. Recall of elected officials — procedure — limitations." accessed October 16, 2023
