Amber Gove recall, Washington, D.C. (2022)
| Amber Gove recall |
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| Recall election date |
| October 23, 2022 |
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| Recall overview Political recall efforts, 2022 Recalls in Washington, D.C. Washington, D.C. recall laws City official recalls Recall reports |
An effort in Washington, D.C., to recall Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner Amber Gove was initiated in June 2022. Petitioners submitted enough signatures to put the recall on the ballot. The recall election took place on October 23, 2022, and Gove retained her seat.[1]
Recall vote
Amber Gove recall, 2022
Amber Gove won the Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner District 6A04 recall election on October 23, 2022.
Recall Vote |
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Votes |
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Yes |
23.4
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109 | |||
| ✔ | No |
76.6
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357 | ||
Total Votes |
466 | ||||
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Recall supporters
The recall effort was organized by Washington, D.C. resident Alexandra Kelly. A statement of grounds for recall was included on petitions:[2]
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Amber Gove is our ANC representative and our voice in government but she failed to represent us DDOT decided to make North Carolina Avenue a one-way thoroughfare and Amber support the proposal, although affected neighbors overwhelmingly rejected it. It will reduce already constrained parking on this and adjacent streets, limit charging for electric vehicles, create traffic flow problems and delays, push traffic toward schools, reduce access for public transport and emergency vehicles, and it is hazardous to children and disabled residents. Hundreds of Amber’s constituents signed a petition in favor of an alternate, moderate plan that retains the neighborhood’s historic two way avenue as it was designed. Amber didn’t listen to her constituents’ concerns or address our proposed alternative. She refused to support or even consider it. Instead she approved and promoted the one-way plan. As chair of the ANC she failed to inform us about community meetings, often sending out notices at the last minute, sometimes without working links or with misleading agendas, and she failed to hold DDOT accountable to provide clear, verifiable answers to our questions. Amber ignores our concerns and her duty to represent us. We need a new commissioner.[3] |
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Recall opponents
Gove provided a response to the notice of intent to recall:[2]
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Since 2017 I’ve served as your volunteer ANC. I’ve prioritized the safety of our streets and sidewalks, securing speed humps and raised crosswalks. I’ve served on the Eliot-Hine and Maury modernization teams, increased community grants, and partnered with MPD on public safety. The group circulating this petition is misrepresenting the facts of the process because they don’t like the outcome. Over eighteen months, our Commission discussed options at multiple public meetings. We voted unanimously to support the design that will reduce speeding, add parking, and give pedestrians, drivers, and cyclists their own spaces. Meetings were properly noticed via the Hill Rag, ANC6A.org, and multiple community listservs. I also distributed 450 flyers and emailed my 700 person list. If you're not on the ANC6A listserv, please join to stay informed. Commissioners must make decisions on behalf of everyone. For every voice of opposition, many more contacted me and other Commissioners in support of the project. Dismayed by the discourse, many chose not to speak during our meetings, but their emails, calls, and in-person communications were received and heard. A recall is costly and leaves us unrepresented. Let’s have voters decide on the November ballot instead.[3] |
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Path to the ballot
Recall organizers were required to submit 193 valid signatures to put the recall election on the ballot. There were 206 valid signatures handed in.[4]
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ District of Columbia Board of Elections, "SPECIAL RECALL ELECTION ANC/SMD 6A04 - October 23, 2022," accessed October 15, 2022
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 The Hill is Home, "A-Kelly A-Gove Recall Petition 2022," accessed October 15, 2022
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ DCist, "On Capitol Hill, A Contentious Bike Lane Has Spawned A Confusing Pair Of Election Battles," September 1, 2022
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