Tony Wu recall, West Covina, California (2024)
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An effort to recall District 5 City Councilmember Tony Wu did not go to a vote in West Covina, California. Recall organizers did not submit the petition by the July 10, 2024, deadline to do so.[1][2]
Recall supporters
The notice of intent to recall listed the following as reasons for the recall effort:[3]
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Recall opponents
Wu has said, “I will continue to fight and work hard to serve our residents."[1]
Path to the ballot
- See also: Laws governing recall in California
No specific grounds are required for recall in California. The recall process starts with a notice of intention to recall. The notice must be served to the officer whose recall is being sought as well as published in a newspaper of general circulation. The notice must then be filed with the relevant election office. Once the notice has been deemed sufficient by the election office, a petition must also be filed and approved by the election office. Once the petition is approved, it can be circulated. To get a recall on the ballot, supporters must collect signatures from registered voters in the jurisdiction. The number of signatures required is between 10% and 30% of registered voters in the jurisdiction, depending on the size of the jurisdiction. Jurisdictions with 1,000 registered voters or fewer require 30%, and jurisdictions with 100,000 or more registered voters require 10%. Charter cities can also set their own signature threshold. The amount of time allowed for the circulation of recall petitions also varies by the number of registered voters in a jurisdiction, between 40 and 160 days. Jurisdictions with fewer than 1,000 registered voters allow 40 days, and jurisdictions with more than 50,000 registered voters allow 160 days.[5]
Recall organizers served Wu with a notice of intent to recall on February 6, 2024.[1]
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
- West Covina, California
- Recall campaigns in California
- Political recall efforts, 2024
- City council recalls
External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- West Covina, California
- Recall Tony Wu official website
- Recall Tony Wu official Facebook page
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 San Gabriel Valley Tribute, "West Covina residents announce recall effort against Councilmember Tony Wu," February 9, 2024
- ↑ San Gabriel Valley Tribune, "Effort to recall West Covina councilman Tony Wu fails; Wu says time to ‘work together’," July 11, 2024
- ↑ Recall Tony Wu District 5 Member City of West Covina, "Home," accessed February 22, 2024
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Recall Procedures Guide 2023," accessed October 16, 2023
