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Mayor and city council recall, Ione, Washington (2023-2024)
| Ione mayor and city council recall |
|---|
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| Officeholders |
Michael Shipley Ken Timmerick |
| Recall status |
| Signature requirement |
| See also |
| Recall overview Political recall efforts, 2024 Recalls in Washington Washington recall laws City council recalls Mayoral recalls Recall reports |
An effort to recall Mayor Eva Marie Warren and City Councilman Michael Shipley did not go to a vote in Ione, Washington.[1]
City Councilman Ken Timmerick was also named in the recall effort. Timmerick resigned in December of 2023.[2]
Recall supporters
Ione City Councilman Michael Piccirilli filed the recall petitions. He alleged that Warren, Shipley, and Timmerick violated open meeting laws by attempting to hold a vote via email.[2]
Recall opponents
Warren has denied the allegation.[2]
Path to the ballot
- See also: Laws governing recall in Washington
Washington allows the following grounds for recall: malfeasance or misfeasance while in office or violating the oath of office.[3] Before a recall petition can collect signatures, the grounds for recall must be considered by a superior court judge. If the judge rules that the grounds for recall meet the state requirements, the petition will be approved for circulation. To get the recall on the ballot, supporters must collect signatures equal to 25% or 35% of the votes cast for the office at the last election, depending on the office type.[4] Signatures must be collected within 180 days.[5]
On February 21, 2024, Pend Oreille County Superior Court Judge Lech Radzimski ruled that the recall effort could not proceed because Piccirilli was no longer a legal voter in Ione.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; invalid names, e.g. too many Piccirilli resigned from the Ione City Council on February 26, 2024.[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
- Ione, Washington
- Recall campaigns in Washington
- Political recall efforts, 2023
- Political recall efforts, 2024
- City council recalls
- Mayoral recalls
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ The Spokesman-Review, "Judge throws out recall petition against Ione mayor and councilman," February 22, 2024
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 The Spokesman-Review, "Ione town council members face recall petitions and voter registration challenges," February 9, 2024
- ↑ Constitution of the State of Washington, "Article I, Section 33," accessed October 16, 2023
- ↑ Washington Constitution, "Article I, Section 34," accessed October 17, 2023
- ↑ Washington State Legislature, "Revised Code of Washington: 29A.56.150," accessed October 17, 2023
- ↑ The Spokesman-Review, "Ione councilman at the center of recall and residency challenges resigns," February 27, 2024
