Marty Misjuns recall, Lynchburg, Virginia (2023-2024)
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An effort to recall City Councilman Marty Misjuns did not go to a vote in Lynchburg, Virginia.[1][2]
Path to the ballot
- See also: Laws governing recall in Virginia
In Lynchburg, recall organizers must submit signatures equal to 10% of registered voters as of January 1 of the year the recall petition to the clerk of the council, along with a statement of factual reasons for the recall. The statement of reasons must be less than 200 words. If the signatures are deemed valid, the official facing recall is informed and given the opportunity to submit a defensive statement of 200 words or less. After a defensive statement has been submitted or ten days have passed, a copy of the recall petition is placed in the general registrar of the city's office. If a defensive statement has been submitted, it is attached to the recall petition. The general registrar will provide a space where the petition can be signed, and the clerk will place a notice in a newspaper informing people interested in signing the petition when and where they can do so.[1][3]
If signatures equal to 15% of registered voters as of January 1 of the year of the recall petition are collected within 30 days and deemed valid, the official facing recall is notified and given five days in which to resign. If the official does not resign, a recall election will be scheduled by the Lynchburg Circuit Court.[1][3]
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
- Recall campaigns in Virginia
- Political recall efforts, 2023
- Political recall efforts, 2024
- City council recalls
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Cardinal News, "Some in Lynchburg want to recall a city council member. Here’s why that’s so hard." July 10, 2023
- ↑ Cardinal News, "Lynchburg Republicans set meeting to censure (and expel) the city’s GOP mayor and vice mayor," September 17, 2024
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Lynchburg, Virginia - Code of Ordinances, "Chapter 4. - Elections, Oaths of Office and Bonds," accessed July 13, 2023
