Recall Efforts Begun for Mayor and 4-City Council Members

First steps have been taken to recall the Mayor and 4 city council members.

Dave Shively
Election Commissioner

Election Commissioner Dave Shively told KLIN News he received affidavits to recall Mayor Leirion Gaylor Baird, District 1 Councilman James Michael Bowers, District 2 Councilman Richard Meginnis, District 3 Councilwoman Jane Raybould and District 4 Councilwoman Tammy Ward.

Notifications will go out to those officials about the recall petitions and they have 20 days to submit a defense statement.

After the 20-day period, Shively says his office would have five days to issue the petitions to principal circulators.

Signatures would be needed from 35% of the total number of votes cast in the last election by voters in the City for the Mayor and the respective district for the council members.