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Saulo Bonilla recall, Nogales, Arizona (2025)
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An effort to recall City Councilman Saulo Bonilla did not go to a vote in Nogales, Arizona.[1]
Signatures were submitted for verification on May 12, 2025.[2] Recall organizers needed 339 signatures to trigger a recall election. Of the 403 signatures submitted, 293 were verified.[3]
Recall supporters
Nogales resident Mary Darling initiated the recall effort on January 23, 2025. Darling alleged that Bonilla has demonstrated "continuous aggressive, misogynistic behavior, abuse of power, and intimidation of community members."[1]
Recall opponents
Bonilla did not respond to a request for comment from Nogales International.[1]
Path to the ballot
- See also: Laws governing recall in Arizona
No specific grounds are required for recall in Arizona. To begin the recall process, supporters must file an application for a recall petition that must be approved by the relevant election office. To get the recall on the ballot, supporters must collect signatures equal to 25% of the votes cast for all candidates at the last election for the relevant office in 120 days.[4]
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
- Nogales, Arizona
- Recall campaigns in Arizona
- Political recall efforts, 2025
- City council recalls
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Nogales International, "Recall effort seeks to oust Bonilla," February 7, 2025
- ↑ azcentral, "'A history of aggression towards women' central to recall effort against Nogales official," May 15, 2025
- ↑ Nogales International, "Recall effort against Saulo Bonilla fails," July 3, 2025
- ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "Recall," accessed October 16, 2023
