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Mayor and city council recall, Willows, California (2022)
| Willows mayor and city council recall |
|---|
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| Officeholders |
Gary Hansen |
| Recall status |
| Signature requirement |
| See also |
| Recall overview Political recall efforts, 2022 Recalls in California California recall laws Mayoral recalls City council recalls Recall reports |
An effort to recall Mayor Larry Domenighini, Vice Mayor Gary Hansen, and Councilmember Kerri Warren did not qualify for the ballow in Willows, California, after organizers did not submit signatures by the deadline.[1][2]
Recall supporters
Recall organizers said that they opposed recent sewer rate increases and an online survey that asked about a proposed sales tax.[2]
Recall supporter Denis Asbury told Action News Now, "We would have overflowing crowds out into the yard and they would listen and then go ahead and do what they wanted to do. They were hiring companies out of town and spending enormous amounts of money with no return."[2]
Recall opponents
Hansen gave the following comment to Action News Now: "The recall effort is simply untrue and dishonest and misguided. I work hard and represent the citizens of Willows to the best of my ability."[2]
Domenighini said, "We're not representing the group that was opposed to the censure of council member [Jeff] Williams last August. That was the right thing to do. It was the legal thing to do, it needed to be done."[2]
Path to the ballot
- See also: Laws governing recall in California
For a special recall election to have been scheduled, organizers needed to collect 768 valid signatures. The signature filing deadline was May 23, 2022, for Domenighini and Hansen. For Warren, the deadline was May 28.[2] The effort failed after organizers did not submit any signed petitions to the city.[1]
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