Ronda Miller recall, Gonzales, Texas (2024-2025)
| Ronda Miller recall |
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| Officeholders |
| Recall status |
| Recall election date |
| May 3, 2025 |
| Signature requirement |
| See also |
| Recall overview Political recall efforts, 2025 Recalls in Texas Texas recall laws City council recalls Recall reports |
An election to recall District 4 City Councilwoman Ronda Miller was scheduled for May 3, 2025, in Gonzales, Texas. Recall organizers needed to collect 260 valid signatures in order to trigger a recall election. Organizers collected 313 signatures, 276 of which were found to be valid.[1][2] Voters recalled Miller.[3]
Recall vote
Ronda Miller recall, 2025
Ronda Miller lost the Gonzales City Council District 4 recall election on May 3, 2025.
Recall Vote |
% |
Votes |
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| ✖ | Yes |
57.1
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214 | ||
No |
42.9
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161 | |||
Total Votes |
375 | ||||
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Recall supporters
Recall organizers gave "incompetence in the performance of her duties, and misconduct," as the reasons for the recall effort.[4]
Recall opponents
Miller's attorney, Roger Borgelt, has said that he believes the petition to recall Miller lacks specific grounds for the recall.[2]
Path to the ballot
- See also: Laws governing recall in Texas
No specific grounds are required for recall in Texas. The recall of local officials in Texas is governed by local charters. Because of this, recall laws regarding signature requirements and circulation time vary by locality.[5]
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
- Gonzales, Texas
- Recall campaigns in Texas
- Political recall efforts, 2024
- Political recall efforts, 2025
- City council recalls
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Gonzales Inquirer, "Gonzales council approves digital mapping of museum, discusses recall petition," November 20, 2024
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Gonzales Inquirer, "Council narrowly approves recall election for Councilmember Ronda Miller," February 14, 2025
- ↑ The Gonzales Inquirer, "Anzaldua defeats Sucher in mayoral rematch; Miller recalled," May 3, 2025
- ↑ Facebook, "Gonzales Inquirer," accessed November 26, 2024
- ↑ San Antonio Express-News, "Unusual ballot features Fredericksburg councilman as recall target and mayoral contender," May 3, 2012
