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R. Rex Parris recall, Lancaster, California (2025)
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An effort to recall Mayor R. Rex Parris did not go to a vote in Lancaster, California. Recall organizers failed to submit revised petition documents by the deadline, preventing the recall from moving forward.[1]
Background
The recall effort was organized by Lancaster residents Johnathon Ervin and Mark Maldonado. Petitions included waste management fees and term length for the mayoral seat as grounds for recalling Parris.[2]
Lancaster City Clerk Andrea Alexander filed a lawsuit against the recall group over the grounds for recall being "patently and demonstrably ‘false, misleading and inconsistent with the requirements of [Chapter 1 of the Elections Code.}'" In April 2010, voters in Lancaster approved changing the mayor's term from two years to four years, effective after the April 2012 election. The increase in waste management fees was approved by a 3–0 vote of the city council in July 2022. Parris was absent for the vote.[2]
Path to the ballot
- See also: Laws governing recall in California
No specific grounds are required for recall in California. The recall process starts with a notice of intention to recall. The notice must be served to the officer whose recall is being sought as well as published in a newspaper of general circulation. The notice must then be filed with the relevant election office. Once the notice has been deemed sufficient by the election office, a petition must also be filed and approved by the election office. Once the petition is approved, it can be circulated. To get a recall on the ballot, supporters must collect signatures from registered voters in the jurisdiction. The number of signatures required is between 10% and 30% of registered voters in the jurisdiction, depending on the size of the jurisdiction. Jurisdictions with 1,000 registered voters or fewer require 30%, and jurisdictions with 100,000 or more registered voters require 10%. Charter cities can also set their own signature threshold. The amount of time allowed for the circulation of recall petitions also varies by the number of registered voters in a jurisdiction, between 40 and 160 days. Jurisdictions with fewer than 1,000 registered voters allow 40 days, and jurisdictions with more than 50,000 registered voters allow 160 days.[3]
Recall context
- See also: Ballotpedia's Recall Report
Ballotpedia covers recall efforts across the country for all state and local elected offices. A recall effort is considered official if the petitioning party has filed an official form, such as a notice of intent to recall, with the relevant election agency.
The chart below shows how many officials were included in recall efforts from 2012 to 2024 as well as how many of them defeated recall elections to stay in office and how many were removed from office in recall elections.
See also
- Ballotpedia's Recall Report
- Recall campaigns in California
- Political recall efforts, 2025
- Mayoral recalls
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