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Oscar Magaña and Veronica Guardado recall, Maywood, California (2014)
| Maywood Mayor and City Council recall |
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| Officeholders |
Veronica Guardado |
| Recall status |
| See also |
| Recall overview Political recall efforts, 2014 Recalls in California California recall laws Mayoral recalls City council recalls Recall reports |
An effort to recall Mayor Oscar Magaña and city council member Veronica Guardado in Maywood, California, from their positions was launched in early 2014.[1] As of December 2015, this recall effort appeared to be abandoned and Ballotpedia discontinued active coverage. Please contact us if new developments occur with this recall effort.
Recall proponent arguments
Recall proponents accused Magaña and Guardado of the following:[2]
- Hiring former Bell Assistant City Administrator Angela Spaccia as a temporary manager in 2010;
- Turning Maywood Park over to a private group, the YMCA;
- Paying two city employees a total of $360,000 a year;
- Filing suit against the Los Angeles Unified School District in an unsuccessful attempt to halt the acquisition of homes for school construction on 58th Street; and
- Opposing the construction of a new sheriff's station in the city.
Path to the ballot
- See also: Laws governing recall in California
The Maywood City Council approved an ordinance on April 14, 2013, establishing recall procedures. The city claimed that recall proponents were circulating petitions not issued by the city, which is a violation of state election laws. Further, Tom Crunk, an official appointed by the city to oversee the recall process, claimed that recall supporters "failed to timely file proofs of publication and two blank copies of each petition (as required by law), therefore the recalls initiated against Council members Veronica Guardado and Oscar Magaña have failed." Crunk contended that recall proponents must file new notices of intent in order to establish a legitimate recall effort.[2]
Recall proponents countered that the petitions they circulated were approved by the city clerk.[2] Supporters had an appeal hearing before the Los Angeles County Superior Court scheduled for November 18, 2014.[3]
See also
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