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Mayor and city council recall, Kingman, Arizona (2015)
| Kingman Mayor and City Council recall |
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| Officeholders |
Mark Abram Larry Carver Jen Miles Mark Wimpee Stuart Yocum Carole Young |
| Recall status |
| See also |
| Recall overview Political recall efforts, 2015 Recalls in Arizona Arizona recall laws Mayoral recalls City council recalls Recall reports |
An effort in Kingman, Arizona, to recall Mayor Richard Anderson and City Councilmembers Mark Abram, Larry Carver, Jen Miles, Mark Wimpee, Stuart Yocum and Carole Young from their positions was launched in September 2015. A petition was filed on August 12, 2015, with petitions due by December 12, 2015.[1] As of December 2015, this recall effort appeared to be abandoned and Ballotpedia discontinued active coverage. Please contact us if new developments occur with this recall effort.
Recall supporters
Richard Glancy filed the petition against Anderson and the entire city council on August 12, 2015. In his petition, Glancy accused Anderson of accepting money from a business hoping to operate in Kingman Airport and Industrial Park. He also accused Glancy and city officials of uneven enforcement of city laws and spending excessive funds on Kingman Crossing. In an interview with The Daily Miner, Glancy argued that "the city can break the law, but citizens can't."[1]
Glancy's relationship with the board was tense due to clashes over the status of his properties in the city. City officials issued notices on Glancy's properties that did not meet building codes.[1]
Response by Richard Anderson
Anderson noted that the city's residents have the right to recall their officials in the following statement:
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I respect that...But the city has made a concerted effort to clean up properties. If we know a property is unsafe, and someone is hurt, we could be culpable. And it's not fair to neighbors. Not only is the property unsafe and an eyesore, it devalues everybody else's property. [2] |
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| —Richard Anderson, (2015), [1] | ||
Path to the ballot
- See also: Laws governing recall in Arizona
Glancy and supporters listed as the Total Recall Committee had until December 12, 2015, to collect sufficient signatures to bring the recall to the ballot. The committee needed at least 1,147 valid signatures for a mayoral recall and 1,209 valid signatures for each council member.[1]
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