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Mayor and vice mayor recall, Oro Valley, Arizona (2020)
| Oro Valley Mayor and City Council recall |
|---|
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| Officeholders |
Melanie Barrett |
| Recall status |
| See also |
| Recall overview Political recall efforts, 2020 Recalls in Arizona Arizona recall laws Mayoral recalls City council recalls Recall reports |
Efforts in Oro Valley, Arizona, to recall Mayor Joe Winfield and Vice Mayor Melanie Barrett were initiated in November 2019. Petitioners needed 3,952 signatures against Winfield and 3,668 signatures against Barrett by February 19, 2020, to trigger a recall election against each official.[1] Recall organizers announced on February 4, 2019, that they were no longer gathering signatures. They said the issues that led to the recall effort had been resolved.[2]
Recall supporters
Resident Tom Plantz and the group Oro Valley Thrives organized the recall effort in response to plans made for El Conquistador Golf Club. The town council voted in October 2019 to keep the golf course open, with plans to make irrigation and other improvements beginning in October 2021. LeFevre said new members wouldn't want to join the club if construction took too long.[1]
On February 4, 2020, Plantz said the recall effort had achieved its goals. He said, "I think the mayor and council have moved positively in the right direction. I think the recall has achieved its purpose in promoting the betterment of Oro Valley."[2] The town council approved new plans for the town's two golf courses in November 2019. Those plans set repairs for the El Conquistador course to be completed by 2021, repairs for the Cañada course by 2022, and improvements to the clubhouse and restaurant by 2023.[3] The hiring of Kara Riley as the Oro Valley police commander in February 2020 also contributed to the decision to withdraw the recall effort.[2]
Recall opponents
Winfield gave a statement after the recall effort ended. He said, "My commitment to the residents of Oro Valley is that I will strive to serve in the best interest of the community and I understand not everyone will be in agreement with every decision I make."[2]
Path to the ballot
- See also: Laws governing recall in Arizona
The number of signatures required to qualify a recall attempt for the ballot is 25 percent of the number of votes cast in the last election for that office. Petitioners needed 3,952 signatures against Winfield and 3,668 signatures against Barrett by February 19, 2020, to trigger a recall election against each official.[1] Recall organizers announced on February 4, 2019, that they were no longer gathering signatures. The number of signatures that had been gathered was not disclosed.[2]
See also
- Recall campaigns in Arizona
- Political recall efforts, 2020
- Political recall efforts, 2019
- Mayoral recalls
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 KOLD, "Oro Valley residents want recall election for mayor, vice mayor," November 14, 2019
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Arizona Daily Star, "Push to recall Oro Valley mayor, vice mayor is 'over with'," February 6, 2020
- ↑ Arizona Daily Star, "Oro Valley approves pay-as-you-go plan for golf course improvements," November 12, 2019
