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Mayor and city council recall, Chico, California (2019)
| Chico Mayor and City Council recall |
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| Officeholders |
Karl Ory |
| Recall status |
| See also |
| Recall overview Political recall efforts, 2019 Recalls in California California recall laws Mayoral recalls City council recalls Recall reports |
An effort in Chico, California, to recall Mayor Randall Stone and City Councilor Karl Ory was initiated in May 2019. Petitioners had until November 26, 2019, to submit enough signatures to put the recall on the ballot.[1]
Recall supporters
The recall effort began in response to the city council's 4-1 decision to remove Chico from a list of cities in support of Assembly Bill 430, which looked to streamline the approval process for housing developments within Biggs, Chico, Gridley, Orland and Oroville.[1]
Recall opponents
Ory accused the recall effort of being political. He said, "This clique would have found any reason to go after council members that don't agree with them."[2]
Path to the ballot
- See also: Laws governing recall in California
Petitioners had until November 26, 2019, to submit about 7,000 valid signatures to put the recall on the ballot.[1]
Recall organizers initially started gathering signatures in May 2019. In June 2019, Petitions were found invalid by the city clerk after organizers found that one of the names of the original proponents was listed twice. Petitions were cleared for a second attempt signature gathering.[2]
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