Oro Valley Mayor and City Council recall, Arizona (2015)
| Oro Valley Mayor and City Council recall |
|---|
 |
| Officeholders |
Lou Waters Joe Hornot Mary Snider |
| Recall status |
| Recall election date |
| November 3, 2015 |
| See also |
| Recall overview Political recall efforts, 2015 Recalls in Arizona Arizona recall laws Mayoral recalls City council recalls Recall reports |
An effort in Oro Valley, Arizona, to recall Mayor Satish Hiremath and council members Lou Waters, Joe Hornat and Mary Snider was launched in February 2015.[1] A recall election against all four officials took place on November 3, 2015.[2][3] The effort was defeated at the ballot.[4]
Recall vote
The following boxes detail the recall votes for mayor and three council seats:[5]
Mayor
| Oro Valley Mayoral Recall | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 Satish Hiremath | 5298 | 50.74% | ||
 Patrick Straney | 4474 | 42.85% | ||
| Joseph Winfield | 650 | 6.22% | ||
| Write-in votes | 20 | 0.19% | ||
| Election results via: Arizona Daily Star | ||||
Joe Hornat Seat
| Oro Valley Council Member Recall | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Joe Hornat | 5267 | 50.82% | ||
| Ryan Hartung | 5081 | 49.02% | ||
| Write-in votes | 17 | 0.16% | ||
| Election results via: Arizona Daily Star | ||||
Mary Snider Seat
| Oro Valley City Council Recall | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Mary Snider | 5254 | 50.76% | ||
| Shirl Lamonna | 3683 | 35.58% | ||
| Doug Burke | 1403 | 13.55% | ||
| Write-in votes | 11 | 0.11% | ||
| Election results via: Arizona Daily Star | ||||
Lou Waters Seat
| Oro Valley City Council Recall | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Lou Waters | 5252 | 51.52% | ||
| Steve Didio | 4924 | 48.3% | ||
| Write-in votes | 18 | 0.18% | ||
| Election results via: Arizona Daily Star | ||||
Note: Winfield withdrew from the election and endorsed Straney but appeared on the ballot.[6]
Recall supporters
All four officials were targeted for recall after voting to purchase the El Conquistador Country Club and Golf Course. The town voted four to three to buy the club for $1 million in December 2014.[1]
Path to the ballot
- See also: Laws governing recall in Arizona
Petitioners needed to collect 2,765 signatures against Hiremath and 2,193 against each council member by April 25, 2015, to move the recall forward.[1][7] More than 3,000 signatures were turned in against each official, and enough signatures were verified to put each recall on the ballot.[8][9]
On September 25, 2015, a motion to remove two candidates from the recall ballot was dismissed by Pima County Superior Court Judge Gus Aragon. The September 18 filing by Donald Bristow claimed that recall candidates Joe Winfield and Doug Burke should have been removed from the ballot due to invalid petitions. Aragon concluded that there was no intentional mishandling of petitions by the city clerk or candidates.[10] Winfield withdrew from the election on October 4, 2015, though his name appeared on the ballot.[6]
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Tucson NRews Now, "Recall effort begins in Oro Valley over golf club purchase, sales tax," February 27, 2015
- ↑ Tucson Local Media, "Steam Pump funds OK’d," June 24, 2015
- ↑ Recall Elections Blog, "Arizona: Oro Valley Mayor joins three councilmembers facing recalls," July 19, 2015
- ↑ Arizona Daily Star, "November 3, 2015 election results," November 3, 2015
- ↑ Arizona Daily Star, "Get to know Oro Valley's 2015 recall election candidates," September 26, 2015
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Arizona Public Media, "Oro Valley Mayoral Candidate Joe Winfield Drops Out," October 5, 2015
- ↑ Tucson Local Media, "No word yet on Oro Valley case," April 15, 2015
- ↑ Arizona Daily Star, "Oro Valley council recall petitions filed," April 27, 2015
- ↑ Tucson News Now, "Signatures verified in Oro Valley recall election drive," June 4, 2015
- ↑ Tucson Local Media, "Case to remove candidates from Oro Valley election dismissed by judge," September 25, 2015
