Author: Jaclyn Beran
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Michigan Supreme Court restores state Rep. Larry Inman recall
The Michigan Supreme Court ruled on December 30, 2019, in relation to the recall petition targeting state Rep. Larry Inman (R), that a missing word was not a valid reason to throw out the 13,870 signatures submitted in the recall effort. The court found that, “The recall petition is proper because the reasons give for…
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27% drop in recall efforts in 2019
This year, fewer state and local recall efforts were started or reached the ballot compared to 2018. Ballotpedia covered 151 recall efforts against 230 officials in 2019. In comparison, 206 recall efforts targeted 299 officials in 2018. Since Ballotpedia released its first annual recall report in 2012, a minimum of 151 efforts (2019) and a…
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Recount decides Boston City Council seat by one vote
After a three-day recount, the Boston Election Commission announced on December 9 that the fourth at-large seat on the Boston City Council was won by Julia Mejia by a margin of one vote. The recount found that Mejia received 22,492 votes, and Alejandra St. Guillen received 22,491 votes. In the November 5 general election, unofficial…
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Michigan House recall effort rejected due to typo
The Michigan Bureau of Elections announced on November 29 that it had rejected a recall effort targeting state Rep. Larry Inman (R) due to a typo. In the original petition language approved in July 2019, the group had described one of Inman’s charges as “Attempted extortion under color of official right.” The word “right” was…
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Two Republicans running in Georgia House runoff
A special election runoff is scheduled to take place on December 3 in District 152 of the Georgia House of Representatives. Jim Quinn (R) and Bill Yearta (R) are competing in the runoff election; they both advanced from the November 5 general election after defeating Mary Egler (D) and Tyler Johnson (R). The runoff election…
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Friday deadline to submit signatures in Michigan state house recall effort
Supporters of the effort to recall Michigan state Rep. Larry Inman (R) have until November 22 to submit 12,201 signatures to force a recall election. The recall effort was submitted to the Michigan Board of State Canvassers on July 19, 2019, and it was approved on August 1. According to the petition language, recall…
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Filing deadline passes for congressional candidates in Alabama
Candidates interested in running for one of Alabama’s U.S. Senate seats and seven U.S. House seats had until November 8 to file. The primary is scheduled for March 3, 2020. A primary runoff, if necessary, will be held on March 31. The general election is on November 3. Nine candidates, including incumbent Doug Jones…
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Alaska attorney general rejects recall petition against the governor
Alaska Attorney General Kevin Clarkson (R) had until November 4 to determine if the recall petition targeting Gov. Mike Dunleavy (R) presented a legitimate case for recall. Clarkson said on November 4 that the allegations against the governor “fail to meet any of the listed grounds for recall — neglect of duty, incompetence, or lack…
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Alaska governor recall deadline on Monday
Alaska Attorney General Kevin Clarkson (R) has until November 4 to determine if the recall petition targeting Gov. Mike Dunleavy (R) presents a legitimate case for recall. Alaskan state laws require recall campaigns to submit a statement of no more than 200 words providing the grounds for recall, which include “misconduct in office, incompetence, or…
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Efforts to recall Oregon Gov. Kate Brown (D) fall short of ballot qualification
Two recall campaigns did not collect enough signatures to trigger a recall election that, if successful, would have removed Oregon Gov. Kate Brown (D) from office. Supporters of each recall effort had until Oct. 14 to turn in 280,050 signatures. The first recall petition, which was supported by the Oregon Republican Party, criticized Brown because…