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Simon Hare recall, Josephine County Commission, Oregon (2016)
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Signature gathering for an effort in Josephine County, Oregon, to recall County Commissioner Simon Hare began on December 30, 2015.[1]
Mark Kelsey, a 2016 candidate for the board of commissioners, filed the paperwork to begin the recall effort on December 29, 2015. It was approved by the County Clerk's Office the next day. The recall was initiated after Hare was arrested for drunk driving on December 10.[1] On February 23, Kelsey posted on Facebook to say that they would halt the recall process and wait until after the next commissioner election to pursue it again.[2]
Hare announced in January 2016 that he would not run for re-election in 2018.[3]
Recall supporters
Mark Kelsey said, "Before, the drinking was something to be concerned about. But this was the tipping point," referring to Hare's DUI.[1] Kelsey argued that Hare was no longer a positive representation of the county and said that he believed many people agreed. "[T]he good majority have come to their wits end," he said.[4]
Recall opponents
Jacob Daniels, Hare's attorney, said that Hare had no intention of resigning.[4]
| “ | Commissioner Hare’s work on the County Commission speaks for itself. He is a hardworking public servant who intends to fulfill the remainder of his term as a County Commissioner.[5] | ” |
| —Statement by Attorney Jacob Daniels[4] | ||
Path to the ballot
- See also: Laws governing recall in Oregon
Petitioners needed 5,094 valid signatures by March 28, 2016, to force a recall election, which would take place in May 2016. The signature requirement for a recall in Oregon is 15 percent of the votes cast for governor at the preceding gubernatorial election in the electoral district of the targeted official.[1]
See also
- Recall campaigns in Oregon
- Political recall efforts, 2016
- County commission recalls
- Politicians convicted of DUI
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Mail Tribune, "Recall petitioner says Commissoner Simon Hare's DUII arrest 'final straw'," January 2, 2016
- ↑ KDRV.com, "Recall Efforts of Simon Hare Put on Hold," February 23, 2016
- ↑ Mail Tribune, "Hare says he won't run again for Josephine commissioner," January 18, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 NBC 52, "Petition circulating to recall JoCo Commissioner Simon Hare," December 30, 2015
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
