Mayor and town council recall, Bishop, Georgia (2025)

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Mayor and town council recall
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Officeholders
Drew Kurtz
Chuck Hadden
Deborah Lucas
Hudson Holder
Recall status
Did not go to a vote
Signature requirement
30% of electors
See also
Recall overview
Political recall efforts, 2025
Recalls in Georgia
Georgia recall laws
City council recalls
Mayoral recalls
Recall reports

An effort to recall Mayor Drew Kurtz and Town Councilors Chuck Hadden, Deborah Lucas, and Hudson Holder did not go to a vote in Bishop, Georgia, after the Oconee County Board of Elections found the recall applications to be legally insufficient.[1][2]

Recall supporters

Recall organizers alleged a lack of transparency, violation of the Georgia Code of Ethics for Government Service, financial mismanagement, and retaliatory behavior against citizens.[1]

Path to the ballot

See also: Laws governing recall in Georgia

Georgia allows the following grounds for recall: conducted himself or herself in a manner that adversely affects the administration of his or her office and adversely affects the rights and interests of the public; malfeasance while in office; violated his or her oath of office; misconduct; failure to perform duties prescribed by law; and willfully misused, converted, or misappropriated, without authority, public property or public funds entrusted to or associated with the elective office to which the official has been elected or appointed.[3] To get the recall on the ballot, supporters must collect signatures equal to 30% of the number of electors who were registered and qualified to vote in the preceding election for that office. Signatures must be collected within 90 days.[4][5]

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