Leon Dozier recall, Berea, Ohio (2022)

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Leon Dozier recall
Officeholders
Leon Dozier
Recall status
Recall defeated
Recall election date
September 13, 2022
Signature requirement
15% of votes cast in previous Ward 1 city council election
See also
Recall overview Political recall efforts, 2022 Recalls in Ohio Ohio recall laws City council recalls Recall reports

An election to recall Ward 1 City Councilman Leon Dozier was held on September 13, 2022, in Berea, Ohio. Dozier survived the recall attempt by a margin of 57.5% to 42.5%.

Recall vote

Leon Dozier recall, 2022

Leon Dozier won the Berea City Council Ward 1 recall election on September 13, 2022.

			Recall  Vote	%	Votes
			Yes	41.9	95
		✔	No	58.1	132
			Total Votes		227

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It has been certified. Source 1 Source 2

Recall supporters

Recall organizers said that Dozier had not done enough to address flooding in the district and did not return constituents' phone calls and emails. Recall supporter Honester Davidson said, "Last year we had about $10,000 worth of damage in our basement. ... The year before we had about $20,000. ... It’s just constantly a problem over the last 10 or 15 years.”

Recall opponents

Dozier offered the following comment on the recall campaign to 19 News: "Matter of fact the city of Berea has put over $3,000,000 into solving the [flooding] problem and of course, it hasn’t worked so we’re trying something different. We’re going to reline the sewers."

Path to the ballot

See also: Laws governing recall in Ohio

According to the Berea City Charter, for the recall election to have been scheduled, organizers needed to collect signatures equal to 15% of the votes cast in the preceding municipal election in the district of the officeholder whose recall was sought.

The recall election was scheduled for September 13, 2022.

See also

• Recall campaigns in Ohio
• Political recall efforts, 2022
• City council recalls

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