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Roby Helm recall, Etowah City Commission, Tennessee (2017)
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Etowah City Commissioner Roby Helm faced a recall effort led by local business owner Cat Pate. Pate submitted a petition to the McMinn County Election Commission on November 22, 2017. The commission returned the petition to Pate for rewording to comply with requirements in the city's charter.The petition language required approval by the county election commission before signatures were gathered.[1] On November 27, 2017, Pate told local media that she ended her recall effort.[2]
Recall supporters
Pate initiated the recall effort following Helm's support for relocating city hall staff to a modular building. She accused Helm of making inappropriate comments about her on Facebook and engaging in "unprofessional, unethical, harassing, bullying, and abhorrent behavior." Pate initially filed a $1.2 million defamation lawsuit against Helm, but she withdrew the lawsuit a week after its filing.[1]
Recall opponents
Helm refused a call to resign from office issued by recall supporters in October 2017. He acknowledged that he made inappropriate comments on Facebook and wanted to move on from the incident.[3]
Path to the ballot
- See also: Laws governing recall in Tennessee
The Etowah City Charter allows any elected official or official appointed to an elected office to be recalled. The charter requires a minimum signature threshold of at least 15 percent of the city's registered voters for a petition to trigger a recall election.[1]
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 The Daily Post-Athenian, "Roby Helm recall petition likely to be approved," November 22, 2017
- ↑ The Daily Post-Athenian, "Recall effort against Roby Helm dropped," November 28, 2017
- ↑ News Channel 9, "Etowah commissioner says he will not resign after Facebook comments," October 23, 2017
