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Mayor and city council recall, Jersey City, New Jersey (1971)
| Jersey City mayor and city council recall |
|---|
 |
| Officeholders |
Thomas Flaherty John Jaroski John Kelaher William Massa Thomas McGovern Aniello Pecoraro Frank Quilty |
| Recall status |
| Signature requirement |
| See also |
| Recall overview Political recall efforts, 1971 Recalls in New Jersey New Jersey recall laws Mayoral recalls City council recalls Recall reports |
An effort to recall Mayor Thomas Whelan and City Councilmen Thomas Flaherty, John Jaroski, John Kelaher, William Massa, Thomas McGovern, Aniello Pecoraro, and Frank Quilty did not go to a vote in Jersey City, New Jersey.[1]
Whelan and Flaherty were removed from office after being found guilty of bribery and extortion and sentenced to 15 years in prison.[2][3][4]
Recall supporters
The Community Action Council and the Citizens Independent League both circulated recall petitions.[4]
Path to the ballot
The Community Action Council submitted approximately 31,000 signatures for Whelan. 13,098 signatures were ruled invalid. Superior Court Judge Samuel Larner ruled that the Community Action Council could combine the signatures they had collected with the signatures collected by the Citizens Independent League, but a recall election was not held.[4]
See also
- Ballotpedia's Recall Report
- Jersey City, New Jersey
- Recall campaigns in New Jersey
- Mayoral recalls
- City council recalls
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission, "White Paper No. 30," accessed August 5, 2024
- ↑ New York Times, "WHELAN IS GUILTY WITH 7 OFFICIALS IN TRIAL IN JERSEY," accessed August 5, 2024
- ↑ New York Times, "New Jersey Briefs," accessed August 5, 2024
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Zimmerman, J. (2013). The Recall. Albany, NY: State University of New York Press. (page 104)
