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Sepi Shyne recall, West Hollywood, California (2023)
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An effort to recall Mayor Sepi Shyne did not go to a vote in West Hollywood, California.[1]
Recall supporters
A group called Decline Shyne initiated the recall effort. The notice of intent to circulate a recall petition read as follows:[1]
TO THE HONORABLE SEPI SHYNE: Pursuant to Section 11020, California Elections Code, the undersigned registered qualified voters of the City of West Hollywood, in Los Angeles County, in the State of California, hereby give notice that we are the proponents of a recall petition and that we intend to seek your recall and removal from the office as a Member of City Council, in the City of West Hollywood, and to demand the election of a successor in that office.
The grounds for this recall are as follows: Councilmember Shyne has engaged in multiple egregious actions that have harmed the residents of our city. She retaliated against a rape victim who spoke out through a local media channel, and she also retaliated against a disabled resident. She attacked a former board member of the Chamber of Commerce and attempted to have him removed from his position. She voted to defund the police, leaving our city vulnerable to rising crime rates. She lied about taking money from unions, betraying the trust of her constituents. She appointed commissioners who have engaged in discriminatory behavior, promoting an unfair and unequal environment. Additionally, she prioritizes public policy for people who live outside the city, rather than residents. She governs through spitefulness and vindictiveness, and has sold out our business community, leaving them without a voice. She consistently violates many provisions of the First Amendment, interfering with resident’s right to free expression and our right to petition the government for redress of grievances. Shyne announced her run for Congress before completing one term as an elected member of the West Hollywood City Council. For these reasons, we the people must take action to recall Councilmember Shyne and prevent further harm to our city.
Path to the ballot
- See also: Laws governing recall in California
If an initial 60 signatures had been collected and verified, recall organizers would have needed to collect signatures from 20% of the registered voters in West Hollywood in order to trigger a recall election. If those signatures had been collected and verified, the city council would have had 30 days to set a date for a recall election.[1]
On April 16, 2023, WEHOville reported that recall organizers had collected almost 100 initial signatures. As of July 18, 2023, initial signatures had not been submitted to the West Hollywood City Clerk's Office. Decline Shyne's website was no longer active as of October 2023.[2][3]
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 WEHOville, "'Updated: Shyne Recall takes root but faces long road to ballot box," March 22, 2023
- ↑ Ballotpedia staff, "Email communication with West Hollywood City Clerk Melissa Crowder," July 18, 2023
- ↑ WEHOville, "Decline Shyne campaign surpasses signature threshold to start recall," April 16, 2023
