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Steve Ross recall, Las Vegas, Nevada (2012)
| Las Vegas City Council recall |
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| Officeholders |
| Recall status |
| Recall election date |
| January 31, 2012 |
| See also |
| Recall overview Political recall efforts, 2012 Recalls in Nevada Nevada recall laws City council recalls Recall reports |
A vote about whether to recall Steve Ross from his position as a member of the city council of Las Vegas, Nevada, in Clark County took place on January 31st, 2012.[1] Ross retained his seat in the election.[2] The recall effort was launched in September 2011. In December 2011, local officials certified enough signatures to force a recall election.[3] Ross represents Ward 6.
Reasons for recall
Reasons given for supporting the recall included:
- Car dealer Joe Scala was forced to close his classic car dealership, resulting in the layoff of 30 workers, after Ross refused to support a request for a waiver to allow used car sales in an auto mall.[4]
- Ross accepted a City Council pay raise after saying he wouldn't.[4]
- Ross supported a casino location close to a YMCA.[4]
The Las Vegas Sun published an editorial voicing their opposition to the recall.[5]
Path to the ballot
1,084 valid signatures were required to force a recall election.[4]
In December 2011, recall organizers announced they had gathered 1,151 signatures.[6]
On December 21st, 2011, local officials announced that 1,105 signatures had been certified and that a recall election would take place within 50 days.[3] The recall election is scheduled to take place on January 31st, 2012.[1]
Early voting in the recall election began on January 26, 2012. Ross faced challenger Byron Goynes.[7]
Election results
With a 12.5% voter turnout, Ross defeated his opponent, Byron Goynes, with 70% of the vote.[2]
| Steve Ross recall | ||||
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 No
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4,319 | 70% | ||
| Yes | 1,845 | 30% | ||
| Total votes | 6,164 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | 12.5% | |||
See also
External links
- Website of the City of North Las Vegas
- Toss Ross, website supporting the recall
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Las Vegas Sun, "Filing deadline today for challengers of Steve Ross in Las Vegas recall election," January 11, 2012
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Las Vegas Sun, "Steve Ross easily retains Ward 6 seat in special recall election," January 31, 2012
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Las Vegas Review Journal, "Ross recall petitions certified in Las Vegas," December 21, 2011
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Las Vegas Review Journal, "Ross recallers short on signatures, not justification," August 30, 2011
- ↑ Las Vegas Sun, "A recall for what?" January 29, 2012
- ↑ Las Vegas Review Journal, "Supporters of Ross recall say petition effort successful," December 15, 2011
- ↑ Las Vegas Sun, "Early voting begins in election to recall Las Vegas City Councilman Steve Ross," January 26, 2012
