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Soyla "Kiki" Peralta recall, Superior, Arizona (2013)
| Superior City Council recall |
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| Officeholders |
| Recall status |
| Recall election date |
| August 27, 2013 |
| See also |
| Recall overview Political recall efforts, 2013 Recalls in Arizona Arizona recall laws City council recalls Recall reports |
A vote about whether to recall Soyla "Kiki" Peralta from her position as member of the city council of Superior, Arizona, was scheduled for August 27, 2013. Peralta was recalled from her office. Recall supporters had disagreed with her outspoken position against a proposed mine in the area.[1][2][3]
Background
2010 recall attempt
Peralta was also subject to a recall attempt in August 2010 by residents angry at her representation of them in the local community. She won that election when she received 236 votes to Merlin Gindlesperger's 149 votes, Jonathan Kolton's 126 votes, and 8 write-ins.[4][5]
Reasons for recall
The group that led the effort to recall Peralta was Superior Copper Alliance; it was chaired by Bill Vogler. The alliance was a group of business owners and area residents who supported a proposed $6 billion copper mine. Superior Copper Alliance stated the recall was based on "the grounds of maleficence and multiple violations of the open meeting law."[2]
Recall results
| Town of Superior Recall Election | ||||
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 BESICH LIRA, MILA | 438 | 64.32% | ||
 PERALTA, SOYLA | 238 | 34.95% | ||
| Write-in | 5 | 0.73% | ||
| Election results via: Pinal County Elections (Unofficial results last updated:8/28/2013) | ||||
Path to the ballot
- See also: Laws governing recall in Arizona
Superior Copper Alliance stated that they needed 120 signatures to trigger the recall and turned in 208 to the Superior Town Clerk.[2]
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Superior, Arizona, "Resolution No. 544," accessed: July 21, 2013
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Superior Copper Alliance, "What is the Superior Copper Alliance," March 23, 2013
- ↑ silverbelt.com, "Superior Council member Peralta faces recall election," July 16, 2013
- ↑ The Superior Sun, "Peralta unofficial winner of town recall election," September 01, 2010
- ↑ The Superior Sun, "Council candidate Peralta shares thoughts on August 24 recall election," August 18, 2010
