Candy Meehan recall, Norwood, Colorado (2024)

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Candy Meehan recall
Officeholders
Candy Meehan
Recall status
Recall defeated
Recall election date
December 10, 2024
Signature requirement
25% of the total vote cast in the last election for the office
See also
Recall overview Political recall efforts, 2024 Recalls in Colorado Colorado recall laws Mayoral recalls Recall reports

An election to recall Mayor Candy Meehan took place on December 10, 2024. Meehan retained her seat as a result of the recall vote.

Recall vote

The yes/no recall question against Meehan was on the ballot at the same time as a yes/no replacement question. Kerry Ann Welch was the replacement candidate in the event that the Meehan recall succeeded. The results of the replacement question had 62 votes in favor of Welch and 58 votes against.

Candy Meehan recall, 2024

Candy Meehan won the Mayor of Norwood recall election on December 10, 2024.

			Recall  Vote	%	Votes
			Yes	43.0	58
		✔	No	57.0	77
			Total Votes		135

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Source

Recall supporters

The Telluride Daily Planet reported that the recall petition stated the following as grounds for a recall:

• "Mayor Candy Meehan has proven to be an inadequate leader for the Town of Norwood on numerous occasions."
• "Rather than work toward solutions, [Meehan] argued with concerned residents during multiple public meetings."
• "Meehan "violated the code of conduct at least 12 times."
• "It is the belief that Mayor Meehan has inappropriately used government funds on more than one occasion."

Recall opponents

Meehan filed an official protest of the recall petition on August 20, 2024. She stated that there were no violations of the Code of Conduct for Elected Officials. She said that "the code of conduct contains a process for addressing violations — the first step is for the trustees to point out infractions. The trustees have never alleged that I have violated the code of conduct, nor have I ever been sanctioned for any violation." Meehan's statement also said, "I have never used government funds inappropriately for any purpose. Additionally, I have no personal access to government funds."

Path to the ballot

See also: Laws governing recall in Colorado

No specific grounds are required for recall in Colorado. The number of signatures required for a recall to qualify for the ballot in Colorado depends on the office type. After the petition is approved by the relevant election office, petitioners have 60 days to gather signatures.

Recall organizers were required to submit at least 11 valid signatures in 60 days to put the recall on the ballot. There were 30 signatures filed with the town clerk.

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 2024 as well as how many of them defeated recall elections to stay in office and how many were removed from office in recall elections.