Mayor and city council recall, Metolius, Oregon (2020)

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Metolius Mayor and City Council recall
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Officeholders
Carl Elliott
Patty Wyler
Dan Dulaney
Denise Keeton
Recall status
Did not go to a vote
See also
Recall overview
Political recall efforts, 2020
Recalls in Oregon
Oregon recall laws
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Recall reports

An effort in Metolius, Oregon, to recall Mayor Carl Elliott and councilmembers Patty Wyler, Dan Dulaney, and Denise Keeton was initiated in July 2020.[1] The recall election did not make it to the ballot.

Background

The recall effort was organized by a group called Friends of Metolius in response to a vote on July 6, 2020, by the city council to put a wooden train on display outside of city hall. That train was built by Richard Pickett, who was convicted of child sex abuse and child pornography.[2] On July 16, 2020, the city had the train destroyed and sent to a landfill.[3]

Path to the ballot

See also: Laws governing recall in Oregon

The number of valid signatures required to force a recall election in Oregon is 15% of the total number of votes cast in the public officer’s electoral district for all candidates for governor at the last election at which a candidate for governor was elected to a full term. Signatures are required to be turned in no later than 90 days after the petition is filed.

Recall organizers filed for petitions on July 27, 2020. They were required to submit 43 valid signatures by October 25, 2020, to put the recall election on the ballot. Friends of Metolius last posted on Facebook on August 12, 2020, seeking additional signatures.[4]

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