John West recall, Josephine County, Oregon (2024)

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Josephine County Board of Commissioners recall
Officeholders
John West
Recall status
Scheduled
Recall election date
December 17, 2024
Signature requirement
6,445
See also
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An effort to recall Josephine County Commissioner John West began on August 2, 2024. The recall election will take place on December 17, 2024, after the Josephine County Clerk certified the recall petition on November 17, 2024.

The recall began after former Josephine County commissioner and former state representative Lily Morgan filed a recall petition targeting West.

Recall organizers had until October 31, 2024, to collect 6,445 valid signatures in order to get the recall election on the ballot. They turned in 7,220 signatures on October 30 and an additional 318 on October 31.

Recall vote

John West recall, 2024

John West is facing a recall election in the Josephine County Commissioner, Position 1 recall on December 17, 2024.

			Recall  Vote	%	Votes
			Yes
			No
			Total Votes

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Recall supporters

The petition against West listed the following reasons for recall:

“

This Petition requests the recall of Commissioner John West for ignoring the will of the people and for actions that have: Affected the health and safety of the community; • Lost revenue, increased costs, or haphazardly cut valued services; •Failed to follow the law. The following actions demonstrate a failure to consider the best interests of the people he was elected to serve: 1) Bad faith negotiations in the Pipe Fork property sale, leading to lost revenue and jeopardizing a Williams community water source. 2) Ignored the will of the voters by eliminating funding for community programs, including OSU extension, Law Enforcement, and Public Health. 3) West has shown a pattern of violating state laws, including campaign finance regulations and public meeting laws, an currently facing several pending ethics and labor law violations. 4) Unlawfully approved a Library District withdrawal leading to costly litigation. 5) West has shown a pattern of threatening community safety by reducing the Firewise program, reducing the Emergen Management program, and eliminating property development fire standards. 6) Hired unqualified political allies for key County employee and contract positions. These actions demonstrate a pattern of unethical and illegal behavior, severely damaging public trust and warranting immediate recall.

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Recall opponents

In response to the recall attempt, West said the following:

“

To the citizens of Josephine County: You put me in office with over 22,000 votes because you wanted someone strong and experienced enough to be willing to make changes and not keep the government status quo. As I understood it, my job was to work for and serve your best interests. That is precisely what I have done and will keep doing. However, there are those that do not like change and want things to stay the same. As I continue to cut waste and roll-back the abuse of costly fees and government abuse, I upset some people in government. These people, along with a conglomeration of political leftist “elites” and the politicians in their pockets, are trying to get me to stop by initiating this attempt at my recall. I will NEVER give in to a group of bullies that lie in a bid to steal what the voters wanted. Please join me. Let’s stand together and keep the citizens in charge. My office will continue to be open to each and every one of you. If you have questions or issues, bring them. Let’s talk. Your County Commissioner, John West

”

Path to the ballot

See also: Laws governing recall in Oregon

No specific grounds are required for recall in Oregon. To get the recall on the ballot, supporters must collect signatures equal to 15% of the votes cast in the last regular gubernatorial election in the relevant jurisdiction. Signatures must be collected within 90 days.

Recall context

See also: Ballotpedia's Recall Report

Ballotpedia covers recall efforts across the country for all state and local elected offices. A recall effort is considered official if the petitioning party has filed an official form, such as a notice of intent to recall, with the relevant election agency.

The chart below shows how many officials were included in recall efforts from 2012 to 2023 as well as how many of them defeated recall elections to stay in office and how many were removed from office in recall elections.

See also

• Josephine County, Oregon
• Recall campaigns in Oregon
• Political recall efforts, 2024
• County commission recalls

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