City council recall, John Day, Oregon (2024)
| John Day city council recall |
|---|
 |
| Officeholders |
Eric Bush Ron Phillips |
| Recall status |
| Recall election date |
| September 17, 2024 |
| Signature requirement |
| See also |
| Recall overview Political recall efforts, 2024 Recalls in Oregon Oregon recall laws City council recalls Recall reports |
An election to recall City Councilmembers Sherrie Rininger, Eric Bush, and Ron Phillips was scheduled for September 17, 2024, in John Day, Oregon. Voters retained Rininger, Bush, and Phillips.[1][2]
Recall organizers needed to collect 126 signatures to trigger a recall election. Signatures were submitted on August 7, 2024.[3]
Recall vote
Rininger recall
Sherrie Rininger recall, 2024
Sherrie Rininger won the John Day City Council recall election on September 17, 2024.
Recall Vote |
% |
Votes |
|||
Yes |
41.5
|
182 | |||
| ✔ | No |
58.5
|
257 | ||
Total Votes |
439 | ||||
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Bush recall
Eric Bush recall, 2024
Eric Bush won the John Day City Council recall election on September 17, 2024.
Recall Vote |
% |
Votes |
|||
Yes |
38.9
|
169 | |||
| ✔ | No |
61.1
|
266 | ||
Total Votes |
435 | ||||
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Phillips recall
Ron Phillips recall, 2024
Ron Phillips won the John Day City Council recall election on September 17, 2024.
Recall Vote |
% |
Votes |
|||
Yes |
37.4
|
171 | |||
| ✔ | No |
62.6
|
286 | ||
Total Votes |
457 | ||||
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Recall supporters
John Day Public Works Director Casey Myers filed the recall petitions. Recall organizers alleged financial mismanagement, poor decision-making and planning, violations of state law, and unprofessional and unethical conduct.[3][4]
Recall opponents
In an article published by Blue Mountain Eagle, Rininger said, in part, "Once again, a recall petition has been filed filled with lies and false accusations. The vagueness of the petition, showing no particular facts to back it up, is yet another attack on people who they don’t agree with. Just because you don’t agree with a policy decision, that doesn’t make the decision illegal or unethical."[5]
Path to the ballot
- See also: Laws governing recall in Oregon
No specific grounds are required for recall in Oregon. To get the recall on the ballot, supporters must collect signatures equal to 15% of the votes cast in the last regular gubernatorial election in the relevant jurisdiction. Signatures must be collected within 90 days.[6]
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
- John Day, Oregon
- Recall campaigns in Oregon
- Political recall efforts, 2024
- City council recalls
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ East Oregonian, "Recall election for John Day councilors set for Sept. 17," August 20, 2024
- ↑ Blue Mountain Eagle, "John Day city councilors survive recall effort," September 17, 2024
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Blue Mountain Eagle, "RECALL CAMPAIGN LAUNCHED Three John Day city councilors face recall effort," May 22, 2024
- ↑ John Day Council Recall, "Home," accessed June 7, 2024
- ↑ Blue Mountain Eagle, "Other views: Recall effort based on false accusations," June 6, 2024
- ↑ Oregon Secretary of State, "Recall Manual," accessed October 17, 2023
