Kerry Wiggins recall, Sanford, Florida (2024)
| Kerry Wiggins recall |
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1,507 signatures (second set) |
| See also |
| Recall overview Political recall efforts, 2024 Recalls in Florida Florida recall laws City council recalls Recall reports |
An effort to recall District 2 City Commissioner Kerry Wiggins did not go to a vote in Sanford, Florida.[1]
Recall supporters
The recall was organized by the Concerned Citizens Task Force. James Davis, the chair of the group, said, "We’re just concerned about housing in our area….And Commissioner Wiggins has been neglectful in his duties as a commissioner regarding that.”[1]
Recall opponents
Wiggins did not respond to attempts by the Orlando Sentinel to contact him for a statement regarding the recall effort.[1]
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.[2]
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.[3] 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.[3]
Recall organizers submitted 1,110 initial signatures to Sanford City Clerk Traci Houchin. If a sufficient number of signatures had been verified by Seminole County Supervisor of Elections Chris Anderson, organizers would have then needed to collect 1,507 signatures.[4]
The Seminole Supervisor of Elections Office verified 844 of the 1,110 submitted signatures. Organizers needed 1,006 to move forward with the recall process.[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 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
- Sanford, Florida
- Recall campaigns in Florida
- Political recall efforts, 2024
- City council recalls
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Orlando Sentinel, "Sanford group launches drive to oust city commissioner," March 7, 2024
- ↑ The 2023 Florida Statutes, "100.361 Municipal recall." accessed October 16, 2023
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 The 2020 Florida Statutes, "Fla. Stat. Ann §100.361," accessed August 24, 2021
- ↑ Newsbreak, "Sanford group completes 1st step toward ousting City Commissioner Wiggins," March 14, 2024
- ↑ Orlando Sentinel, "Recall effort against Sanford Commissioner Wiggins fails for lack of signatures," March 26, 2024
