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Roderick Jackson recall, Hearne, Texas (2017)
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An effort in Hearne, Texas, to recall City Councilman Roderick Jackson from his position was launched in November 2016. Recall organizers submitted a petition to the city secretary on November 14, 2016. Jackson announced plans to resign from the council on November 22, 2016, but indicated that he would also seek a public hearing on the petition.[1] On February 7, 2017, the city council was unable to decide on a date for the recall election.[2] The recall election was not placed on the ballot for the general election on May 6, 2017.[3]
Recall supporters
No rationale for recall was publicly available as of November 28, 2016. Jackson told The Eagle that he believed organizers were seeking his recall due to his efforts to highlight corruption in city government.[1] Jackson faced scrutiny after assuming office in May 2016 due to an investigation into assault allegations, which yielded a misdemeanor assault charge in July 2016.[4]
Path to the ballot
- See also: Laws governing recall in Texas
Hearne's city charter requires recall organizers to submit valid signatures equaling at least 30 percent of the votes cast in the most recent municipal election. Once a petition is submitted, the city secretary submits the document to the city council. The targeted official may request a public hearing within five days of delivery to the council to review the petition's charges. The charter requires the council to schedule a special recall election between 25 days and 35 days after delivery or a public hearing if there are no grounds for dismissing the petition.[1]
Recent news
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See also
- Recall campaigns in Texas
- Political recall efforts, 2016
- Political recall efforts, 2017
- City council recalls
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 The Eagle, "Hearne council member says he’ll resign amid recall petition," November 23, 2016
- ↑ KBTX, "Hearne council deadlocks on vote to set election date," February 8, 2017
- ↑ The Eagle, "Hearne elections still a go," March 9, 2017
- ↑ Robertson County News, "Councilman Jackson to be charged with assault by contact," July 15, 2016
