Select board recall, Ogunquit, Maine (2019)

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Ogunquit Selectman recall
Officeholders
Charles Waite Madeline Mooney Bob Winn
Recall status
Recall defeated
Recall election date
May 9, 2019
See also
Recall overview Political recall efforts, 2019 Recalls in Maine Maine recall laws City council recalls Recall reports

An effort in Ogunquit, Maine, to recall Select Board Chairman Charles Waite, Selectwoman Madeline Mooney, and Selectman Bob Winn was initiated in October 2018. The recall election took place on May 9, 2019. All three officials retained their positions.

After petitioners submitted enough signatures to put the recall on the ballot, a temporary injunction was issued on February 4, 2019, preventing the recall election from being scheduled. The stay was lifted on March 7, 2019.

Recall vote

The recall election took place on May 9, 2019. All three officials retained their positions.

Charles Waite recall
Result		Votes	Percentage
Recall		358	48.25%
Retain		384	51.75%
Election results via: WTMW

Madeline Mooney recall
Result		Votes	Percentage
Recall		360	48.39%
Retain		384	51.61%
Election results via: WTMW

Bob Winn recall
Result		Votes	Percentage
Recall		330	44.47%
Retain		412	55.53%
Election results via: WTMW

Recall supporters

Recall organizers began the recall process after a public appeal hearing on October 9, 2018, in which the three board members voted to uphold the termination of former fire chief Mark O'Brien by Town Manager Pat Finnigan.

Temporary injunction

On January 25, 2019, residents Mary Buck, Barbara Ferraro, Patricia Hussey and Peter Kahn filed a lawsuit looking to prevent the recall from moving forward. The lawsuit accused recall organizers and town officials of improperly handling the recall process, and that the petitions and signatures were invalid as a result. York County Superior Court Judge John O’Neil issued a temporary injunction on February 4, 2019, preventing the recall election from being scheduled. O’Neil lifted the stay on March 7, 2019.

Path to the ballot

See also: Laws governing recall in Maine

Recall organizers were required to submit 215 valid signatures for each official. Town Clerk Chris Murphy verified 259 signatures to recall Waite, 257 signatures for Mooney, and 253 signatures for Winn.

See also

• Recall campaigns in Maine
• Political recall efforts, 2019
• City council recalls

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• Town of Ogunquit, Maine