Mike Yenni recall, Jefferson Parish, Louisiana (2016-2017)
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An effort to recall Mike Yenni from his position as parish president of Jefferson Parish in Louisiana was launched in October 2016. The recall was initiated by attorney Robert Evans in response to Yenni admitting that he sent inappropriate text messages to a 17-year-old boy.[1] Recall supporters were unable to collect enough signatures, so the recall did not go to a vote.[2]
Recall supporters
Those collecting signatures for the recall petition were denied their request to be 100 feet from polling places. State law requires them to be at least 600 feet from polling places, which Judge Steve Enright confirmed in November 2016.[3]
Recall opponents
Yenni issued the following statement in response to the recall:
| “ | I will abide by the will of the people. I have acknowledged my mistake, and I have taken full responsibility. I have also vowed to focus my attention on governing and meeting the demands that I am expected to meet. I have not violated my oath, nor have I abused or misused the power of my office. I have, in no way, given anyone cause to believe that I am not doing the job that I was elected to do. The incident at the center of this allegation is personal, and I was not Parish President at the time of the incident. There has been no misuse of tax dollars or public assets. I can hope the people of Jefferson will afford me the opportunity to prove that I will separate my personal challenge from my public responsibility, and that I can rise above this.[4] | ” |
| —Mike Yenni[5] | ||
Path to the ballot
- See also: Laws governing recall in Louisiana
Recall proponents had 180 days to collect about 95,000 valid signatures.[1] With about three weeks left before the deadline, Robert Evans announced that they had about 55,000 signatures and would not be able to collect the required amount.[2]
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See also
- Recall campaigns in Louisiana
- Political recall efforts, 2016
- Political recall efforts, 2017
- County commission recalls
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 WWLTV.com, "Petition to recall Yenni begins as more leaders ask him to step down," October 12, 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 WWLTV.com, "Recall Yenni gives up fight to remove Mike Yenni from office," March 17, 2017
- ↑ Nola.com, "Recall Mike Yenni group loses lawsuit for closer access to polls," November 22, 2016
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ WGNO, "Metairie lawyer launches petition to recall Mike Yenni," October 12, 2016
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