Alan Galbraith recall, St. Helena, California (2017)
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An effort in St. Helena, California, to recall Mayor Alan Galbraith from his position was launched in September 2017.[1] Galbraith and petitioners came to an agreement in December 2017 to drop the recall effort in exchange for a series town hall public forums.[2]
Recall supporters
Kathy Coldiron, speaking for city residents seeking Galbraith's recall, made the following statement to local media:
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St. Helena residents have been struggling to maintain our small-town character. But the public’s concerns and opposition to many projects have been ignored or shut down by the mayor at many public meetings. Unfortunately, we believe this recall effort is our only hope of getting our local planning process back on track.[1][3] |
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| —Kathy Coldiron (2017) | ||
Recall opponents
Galbraith's statement about the recall effort included the following excerpt:
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Besides disrupting the work of the City Council, a recall campaign is all but guaranteed to polarize our community in ways that will make it more difficult for us to find good solutions to shared problems, many of long standing. With all the challenges we face, now is the time to work harder than ever to come together as a community. It is hard to imagine a worse time for divisive political actions.[1][3] |
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| —Alan Galbraith (2017) | ||
Path to the ballot
- See also: Laws governing recall in California
Recalls of local officials in California start with notices of intent to targeted officials. Each notice requires signatures from 10 city residents, the name of the targeted official, and reasoning for the recall that cannot exceed 200 words. A copy of the notice is delivered to the city clerk, who publishes the notice in at least three public places. Targeted officials have seven days following receipt of their notices to issue statements of defense.
Recall organizers in St. Helena needed valid signatures from at least 15 percent of the city's registered voters at the time of the notice to require an election.[1]
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Napa Valley Register, "Recall effort underway to remove St. Helena Mayor Alan Galbraith," September 7, 2017
- ↑ The Recall Elections Blog, "California: St. Helena Mayoral recall ends," January 8, 2018
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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