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Mike Cahill recall, Beverly, Massachusetts (2024)
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An effort to recall Mayor Mike Cahill did not go to a vote in Beverly, Massachusetts. Recall supporters did not submit enough signatures to put the recall on the ballot.[1]
The recall effort began while teachers in the school district were on strike during contract negotiations. The strike began on November 8, 2024, and ended on November 26, 2024. The teachers association was fined each day the teachers were on strike as it is illegal for teachers to strike in Massachusetts.[2][3][4]
Recall supporters
Members of the Beverly Teachers Association filed the recall affidavits on November 15, 2024.[2] "Mayor Cahill, Jeff Silva and the school committee are wasting our time, wasting our taxpayer's money, and hurting our student's education," Julia Brotherton and Andrea Sherman, co-presidents of the Beverly Teachers Association, said. "They need to start acting with urgency to reopen schools, or they need to resign from their positions."[5]
"We know that our strike did not send a strong enough message," Sherman said. "So here we are on the steps of City Hall doing whatever it takes to get our schools to reopen and get back with the kids who we love."[5]
Path to the ballot
- See also: Laws governing recall in Massachusetts
No specific grounds are required for recall in Massachusetts. The recall of local officials in Massachusetts is governed by local charters. Because of this, recall laws regarding signature requirements and circulation time vary by locality.[6]
The recall affidavits were submitted to the Beverly City Clerk's Office on November 15, 2024. Recall organizers would have needed to submit at least 5,998 valid signatures to put the recall on the ballot.[2]
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
- Rachael Abell and Jeffrey Silva recall, Beverly Public Schools, Massachusetts (2024)
- Recall campaigns in Massachusetts
- Political recall efforts, 2024
- Mayoral recalls
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Footnotes
- ↑ Patch, "Beverly Teachers Form 'Political Education' Committee Following Strike," December 18, 2024
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 CNHI News, "Never mind? Teachers uncertain if they'll pursue recall of mayor," December 9, 2024
- ↑ Boston 25 News, "Beverly mayor joins negotiations as striking teachers call on him to resign over ‘insulting’ offer," November 15, 2024
- ↑ CBS News, "Marblehead and Beverly end teacher strikes, schools will reopen Wednesday," November 26, 2024
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Patch, "Beverly Teachers Strike: Union Urges Recall Of Mayor, School Committee," November 15, 2024
- ↑ General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, "Acts of 2016," accessed October 16, 2023
