Tim Poynter and Genece Minshew recall, Fernandina Beach, Florida (2026)
| Tim Poynter and Genece Minshew recall |
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Genece Minshew |
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| Recall overview Political recall efforts, 2026 Recalls in Florida Florida recall laws City council recalls Recall reports |
An effort to recall City Commissioners Tim Poynter and Genece Minshew is underway in Fernandina Beach, Florida.[1]
Recall supporters
According to the Fernandina Observer, the recall effort began after the City Commission approved a paid parking program for downtown Fernandina Beach.[1]
On the Recall FB 2026 Facebook page, organizer Roger Martin wrote the following:[2]
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Now that paid parking in the downtown area has passed and will be implemented, an effort to recall two commissioners will begin shortly. There are a few points the public needs to know: 1. This is the last thing we want to do. Let me repeat that: THIS IS THE LAST THING we want to do! But we feel we have no choice! Commissioners have stated they will override the vote if it passes in November to ban public parking, so much for the idea of representative government. 2. The question will arise: "Why two, why not three or four?" Our mission is to break the supermajority when the measure passes to ban paid parking on the November ballot, so we only need two to do that! This process, governed by Florida law, is difficult (as it should be) to navigate for one commissioner; we need to do it for two, making it twice as hard. There is also a cost associated with recalling a commissioner. That cost doubles with two, so you can see why we only want to start with two. Yes, all four deserve to be recalled, but we want to be successful, so we will begin with two.[3] |
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Path to the ballot
- See also: Laws governing recall in Florida
Florida allows the following grounds for recall: malfeasance, misfeasance, neglect of duty, drunkenness, incompetence, permanent inability to perform official duties, and conviction of a felony involving moral turpitude.[4]
From the time that the recall petition is approved for circulation, signatures must be collected within 30 days. The number of signatures required depends on the number of registered voters in the jurisdiction. A minimum of 50 signatures are required in jurisdictions with fewer than 500 registered voters. In jurisdictions with 500 to 24,999 registered voters, a minimum of 100 to 1,000 signatures are required, or 10% of registered voters, whichever is higher. In jurisdictions with 25,000 or more registered voters, the number of signatures required is 1,000 or 5% of registered voters, whichever is higher.[5] The officeholder then has a chance to file a defensive statement. In the second round of signature collection, organizers have 60 days to collect signatures equal to 15% of registered voters from the officeholder's district.[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 2025 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
- Fernandina Beach, Florida
- Recall campaigns in Florida
- Political recall efforts, 2026
- City council recalls
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Fernandina Observer, "Saturday starts recall petition drive of Fernandina Beach commissioners Poynter/Minshew," January 26, 2026
- ↑ Facebook, "Recall FB 2026," January 21, 2026
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ The 2023 Florida Statutes, "100.361 Municipal recall." accessed October 16, 2023
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 The 2020 Florida Statutes, "Fla. Stat. Ann §100.361," accessed August 24, 2021
