Ponchatoula City Council recall, Louisiana, 2009

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Ponchatoula City Council recall
Officeholders
Robert Elzy Dave Higgenbotham
Recall status
Recall approved
Recall election date
November 14, 2009
See also
Recall overview Political recall efforts, 2009 Recalls in Louisiana Louisiana recall laws City council recalls Recall reports

A Ponchatoula City Council recall was on a special election ballot on November 14, 2009. The recall specifically targeted council members Robert Elzy and Dave Higgenbotham.

Robert Elzy and Dave Higgenbotham recall
Result		Votes	Percentage
a Yes		120	57.4%
No		89	42.6%
Total votes		209	100.00%
Voter turnout		21%

On August 20, 2009, Gov. Bobby Jindal officially announced that he wants a special election held on November 14, 2009 to determine if either council members should retain their positions. On August 5, 2009 council member Elzy was suspended from his seat after a forcible rape conviction.

Signatures

Recall supporters collected a total of 495 valid signatures to recall Dave Higgenbotham and 350 valid signatures to recall Robert Elzy. Supporters were required to collected more than 40% of signatures of voters in the district. Higgenbotham's district has a total of 880 registered voters, whereas Elzy's district has a total of 530 registered voters.

See also

• Recall campaigns in Louisiana
• Political recall efforts, 2009
• Laws governing recall in Louisiana