Ken Richardson recall, Little Rock, Arkansas (2025)
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An effort to recall Ward 2 City Director Ken Richardson is underway in Little Rock, Arkansas.[1]
Recall supporters
Recall organizer Pam Noble cited Richardson's absence from board meetings as the reason for the recall. Richardson last attended a city board meeting in May 2024. In August 2024, the city of Little Rock reported that Richardson was hospitalized and recovering from several life-threatening surgeries, but planned to resume his duties on the board.[1]
Path to the ballot
- See also: Laws governing recall in Arkansas
No specific grounds are required for recall in Arkansas. To get recalls on the ballot against mayors or members of boards of directors, supporters must collect signatures equal to 35% of ballots cast for all candidates for the office at the preceding primary at which the officials were nominated or elected. To get recalls on the ballot against school board members, supporters must collect signatures equal to 35% of eligible electors. Recall organizers have 90 days to collect signatures for the recall of a mayor or city director.[2][3][4]
The deadline to collect signatures is December 22, 2025.
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
- Little Rock, Arkansas
- Recall campaigns in Arkansas
- Political recall efforts, 2025
- City council recalls
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Arkansas Times, "Petition circulating to remove Ward 2 Director Ken Richardson," accessed September 19, 2025
- ↑ 2020 Arkansas Code, "§ 14-47-112 (2020)," accessed October 16, 2023
- ↑ Bill Track 50, "AR HB1933," accessed April 29, 2025
- ↑ 2024 Arkansas Code, "§ 14-61-119," accessed October 1, 2025
