Kesia Lemoine recall, Elton, Louisiana (2023-2024)
| Kesia Lemoine recall |
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| Officeholders |
| Recall status |
| Recall election date |
| April 27, 2024 |
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| See also |
| Recall overview Political recall efforts, 2023 Recalls in Louisiana Louisiana recall laws Mayoral recalls Recall reports |
An election to recall Mayor Kesia Lemoine was held on April 27, 2024.[1] Lemoine was removed from her position as mayor as a result of the recall vote.[2]
A previous attempt to recall Lemoine began in May 2023, but organizers failed to submit enough valid signatures to put the recall election on the ballot.[3]
Recall vote
Kesia Lemoine recall, 2024
Kesia Lemoine lost the Mayor of Elton recall election on April 27, 2024.
Recall Vote |
% |
Votes |
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| ✖ | Yes |
51.0
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205 | ||
No |
49.0
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197 | |||
Total Votes |
402 | ||||
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Recall supporters
The recall effort was organized by Elton residents Brandilyn Nicole Soileau, Brandon Wade Kelley, Jared Trahan, and Roderick Williams. Kelley told the American Press that the recall was started following allegations of irregularities with the 2022 mayoral election. Kelly said, "If they found that there were enough fraudulent votes to change the outcome of the election, of course, the people of Elton’s voices were not heard."[4]
Path to the ballot
- See also: Laws governing recall in Louisiana
The number of valid signatures required to force a recall election is 40% of eligible voters in the district. Completed petitions must be submitted within 90 days of being filed with the Louisiana Secretary of State. Once signatures are handed in, the registrar of voters has 20 working days to certify the recall petition. If enough signatures are certified by the registrar of voters, the petition is forwarded to the governor who has 15 days to issue an election proclamation.
Petitions were filed with the Louisiana Secretary of State on August 22, 2023. Recall organizers had until November 20, 2023, to submit enough valid signatures to put the recall election on the ballot.[5] There were 252 signatures filed with Jefferson Davis Parish Registrar of Voters Joann T. Blair, who found that enough valid signatures were submitted.[6]
Petitions in the first attempt to recall Lemoine were filed on May 16, 2023. Recall organizers had until August 14, 2023, to submit enough valid signatures.[7] There were 322 signatures submitted, with one signature being found valid by the parish registrar.[3]
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
- Recall campaigns in Louisiana
- Political recall efforts, 2024
- Political recall efforts, 2023
- Mayoral recalls
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ American Press, "UPDATE: Elton mayor has deadline of Dec. 28 to refile after judge allows recall effort to proceed," December 15, 2023
- ↑ KPLC, "Elton Mayor Kesia Lemoine recalled," April 27, 2024
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 KPLC, "Registrar: Recall petition against Elton mayor fails," August 14, 2023
- ↑ American Press, "BREAKING: Effort begins to recall Elton mayor," May 17, 2023
- ↑ KATC 3, "Citizens try again to recall Elton mayor," August 22, 2023
- ↑ KPLC, "Second recall petition filed to recall Elton mayor," November 17, 2023
- ↑ KLFY, "Efforts underway to recall Elton mayor amid allegations of election irregularities," May 18, 2023
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