City council recall, Alice, Texas (2022)
| Alice City Council recall |
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Pete H. Crisp |
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| Recall overview Political recall efforts, 2022 Recalls in Texas Texas recall laws City council recalls Recall reports |
An effort to recall the entire city council did not go to a vote in Alice, Texas. The officials subject to the recall were Robert R. Molina, Pete H. Crisp, Ron L. Burke, and Sandra J. Bowen.[1][2]
Recall supporters
The recall effort was initiated by ten people, including three former Alice mayors: Jolene B. Vanover, Israel Ornelas, and Grace Saenz Lopez. An excerpt from the recall affidavit appears below.[1]
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[The councilmembers have] a long history of fostering mistrust in government, lack of transparency, gross misconduct in office, lack of accountability and failed to ensure the integrity of their office. The (synergy) of our council is not in the best interest of our fine city of Alice. They are teetering on the edge of bankruptcy, without any knowledge or skills needed to move our fine city forward. The council are not visionaries of our fine city, no understanding of our city's budget or how it will affect what tomorrow will bring. The council does not have the comprehension of the Tax Evaluation or the ability on how to determine its effects on our city's budget."[3] |
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Recall opponents
Councilwoman Sandra Bowen gave the following comment on the recall campaign to the Caller-Times: "I have always strived to build each other up and not tear each other down. However, it's the reason and motives behind this movement that I question. ... God knows I love this city, and the oath I took I hold dear to my heart. I will continue to serve Alice as I was elected to do and nothing can change who I am, what I do and why I do it."[1]
Councilman Pete Crisp commented, "The citizens of Alice not only have the right but are obligated to question the actions of its elected officials, and this recall is one form of that. ... However, we as citizens should also question the motives and truth of statements made by those bringing this forward. Regardless, I will continue to serve Alice as I was elected to do."[1]
Councilman Ron Burke said, "With this being the fourth time that a small segment of individuals (has) attempted or threatened my recall, for example, I think Alice residents should question the intentions and motives of recall supporters."[1]
Path to the ballot
- See also: Laws governing recall in Texas
Organizers initiated the recall process on October 24, 2022. For a recall election to have been scheduled, they needed to submit 100 valid signatures to the city clerk before December 27, 2022.[1] The recall ended after organizers did not turn in signatures by the deadline.[2]
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Caller Times, "Residents seek to recall entire Alice City Council," November 12, 2022
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Alice Echo News Journal, "Alice City Council won’t face recall election," December 29, 2022
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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