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Ronelle Broussard recall, Washington, Louisiana (2016)
| Washington Police Chief recall |
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| Officeholders |
| Recall status |
| Recall election date |
| April 9, 2016 |
| See also |
| Recall overview Political recall efforts, 2016 Recalls in Louisiana Louisiana recall laws City official recalls Recall reports |
An effort in Washington, Louisiana, to recall Police Chief Ronelle Broussard from his position was launched in November 2015. The St. Landry Parish Registrar of Voters received recall petitions on November 20, 2015, and a proclamation was issued by the governor's office in December 2015.[1] The recall was approved on April 9, 2016.[2][3]
Recall vote
| Recall election for Sheriff Ronelle Broussard | ||||
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 Recall | 243 | 84.67% | ||
| Retain | 44 | 15.33% | ||
Recall supporters
The Concerned Citizens Committee of Washington sought Broussard's recall due to concerns over his job performance. These concerns included failure to fulfill the duties of his office and setting bail bond prices, which are typically set by the mayor's court.[1] Broussard was on medical leave starting in February 2015 due to injuries incurred on the job.[4]
Response by Ronelle Broussard
Broussard told The Advocate that he remained on medical leave in April 2016 because he needed additional surgeries for back injuries. In the interview, he said that he was not critical of recall supporters.[4]
Broussard and Mayor Joseph Pitre debated their respective approaches to law enforcement issues from 2015 until the recall election. Broussard claimed that Pitre pressured police to ticket more drivers on interstate roads that pass through the city. Pitre countered that no such pressure existed and that Broussard was trying to obscure an audit on the sheriff's bail bond policies.[4]
Path to the ballot
- See also: Laws governing recall in Louisiana
The recall committee submitted at least 323 signatures to the parish's registrar of voters. A recall effort cannot proceed to the next steps without receiving signatures totaling from at least 40 percent of a municipality's registered voters. The parish registrar passed the petition to the governor, who submitted the document to the attorney general's office for review. In December 2015, the governor's office issued a proclamation scheduling the recall election.[1][2]
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 KLFY, "Washington Police Chief could be headed to recall election," November 22, 2015
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 KATC, "Recall election called for Washington Police Chief," December 3, 2015
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "Unofficial Election Results," accessed April 9, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 The Advocate, "Rare recall election Saturday in St. Landry Parish centering around town's police chief," April 5, 2016
