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Village council recall, Woodmere, Ohio (2020-2021)
| Woodmere Village Council recall |
|---|
 |
| Officeholders |
Glenda Todd Miller Lisa Brockwell Craig Wade |
| Recall status |
| Recall election date |
| February 23, 2021 |
| See also |
| Recall overview Political recall efforts, 2021 Recalls in Ohio Ohio recall laws City council recalls Recall reports |
An effort took place in Woodmere, Ohio, to recall village council members Jennifer Mitchell Earley, Glenda Todd Miller, Lisa Brockwell, and Craig Wade. All four council members were recalled according to the certified election results from Cuyahoga County.[1][2][3] The recall effort began in October 2020.
A recall election was originally scheduled for January 19, 2021, but was canceled after the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections determined petitioners did not submit enough signatures to get the recall on the ballot. The effort was initially certified as having enough signatures due to confusion over whether petitioners were submitting initial or supplemental signatures.[4] Petitioners were required to submit 45 signatures.[5]
Recall petitioners alleged that the council members failed to keep the village's website up-to-date and neglected to install a sidewalk along the village's main road. Petitioners also accused the four members of pitting village residents against each other. Recall opponents alleged that a lack of transparency about the contents of the recall petition misled the residents who signed it.[5]
Recall vote
A special recall election for the four council members was scheduled in the Village of Woodmere for February 23, 2021. In the tables below, a "yes" vote was a vote to recall the council member; a "no" vote was a vote to retain the member. A simple majority of "yes" votes was needed to recall each council member.
Jennifer Mitchell Earley recall question
Jennifer Mitchell Earley recall, 2021
Jennifer Mitchell Earley lost the Woodmere Village Council At-Large recall election on February 23, 2021.
Recall Vote |
% |
Votes |
|||
| ✖ | Yes |
55.6
|
100 | ||
No |
44.4
|
80 | |||
Total Votes |
180 | ||||
|
|
Glenda Todd Miller recall question
Glenda Todd Miller recall, 2021
Glenda Todd Miller lost the Woodmere Village Council At-Large recall election on February 23, 2021.
Recall Vote |
% |
Votes |
|||
| ✖ | Yes |
52.5
|
95 | ||
No |
47.5
|
86 | |||
Total Votes |
181 | ||||
|
|
Lisa Brockwell recall question
Lisa Brockwell recall, 2021
Lisa Brockwell lost the Woodmere Village Council At-Large recall election on February 23, 2021.
Recall Vote |
% |
Votes |
|||
| ✖ | Yes |
53.9
|
97 | ||
No |
46.1
|
83 | |||
Total Votes |
180 | ||||
|
|
Craig Wade recall question
Craig Wade recall, 2021
Craig Wade lost the Woodmere Village Council At-Large recall election on February 23, 2021.
Recall Vote |
% |
Votes |
|||
| ✖ | Yes |
50.8
|
91 | ||
No |
49.2
|
88 | |||
Total Votes |
179 | ||||
|
|
Recall supporters
The recall effort was led by Woodmere resident and attorney Rachel Kabb-Effron. Together with other Woodmere residents, Kabb-Effron formed the Woodmere Project, which advocated for the four councilmembers' recall. Petitioners alleged a number of grounds for recall, including the village council's failure to install a sidewalk along a main road, its failure to keep the village's website up-to-date, and an effort by the four councilmembers to pit residents against each other.[5]
Recall opponents
Glenda Todd Miller responded to the petition against her, saying that petitioners were not transparent with what they were asking electors to sign. She said that residents thought they were signing a petition about a sidewalk, not a recall petition.[5]
Path to the ballot
- See also: Laws governing recall in Ohio
As of 2021, recall was available in Ohio municipalities that had adopted the recall process as part of a limited home rule government. In addition, municipal officials were only eligible to be recalled if they had served at least one year in office. No specific grounds were required to bring a recall against a municipal official in Ohio.[5][6]
The Village of Woodmere charter required signatures equal to 25% of the votes cast in the last regular election. In this case, petitioners were required to submit 45 signatures.[7]
See also
- Recall campaigns in Ohio
- Political recall efforts, 2020
- Political recall efforts, 2021
- City council recalls
External links
Village of Woodmere
The Woodmere Project Facebook page
Footnotes
- ↑ Cuyahoga County Board of Elections, "Election Results History," accessed March 12, 2021
- ↑ Cleveland Jewish News, "Three Woodmere council members recalled in special election," February 23, 2021
- ↑ Cuyahoga County Board of Elections, "Proclamation of Election," accessed February 7, 2021
- ↑ Cleveland Jewish News, "Woodmere council recall issue off ballot for now," December 7, 2020
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 Cleveland Jewish News, "Woodmere council members face recall in January," November 19, 2020
- ↑ Ohio Secretary of State, "OHIO BALLOT QUESTIONS AND ISSUES HANDBOOK," accessed December 1, 2021 (page 197)
- ↑ Facebook, "The Woodmere Project," November 5, 2020
