Jennifer Campbell recall, San Diego, California (2020-2021)
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An effort to recall City Council President Jennifer Campbell in San Diego, California did not qualify for the ballot. Organizers collected fewer than 10,000 signatures out of the required 14,421.[1][2]
Organizers initiated the recall effort after Campbell supported increased regulation of short-term vacation rentals rather than an outright ban. Campbell's Chief of Staff Venus Molina defended Campbell's position on short-term vacation rentals and said that the recall was unnecessary because Campbell would be on the ballot again in June 2022.[1]
Campbell was most recently elected in 2018. She defeated incumbent Lorie Zapf with 58% of the vote in the nonpartisan general election on November 6, 2018.
Recall supporters
Organizers initiated the recall effort after Campbell came out in support of a plan to cap the number of short-term vacation rentals in San Diego. Organizers said that Campbell had campaigned on banning the rentals outright.[1]
Organizers also took issue with Campbell's support for San Diego Measure E during the 2020 election. Measure E, which passed with 57% of the vote, created an exception to the 30-foot height limit in the Coastal Zone of the Midway-Pacific Highway Community Plan area in San Diego.[1]
Recall opponents
Campbell's Chief of Staff Venus Molina defended Campbell's support for Measure E. She said that the measure would spur economic development, including a new sports arena.[1]
Molina also defended Campbell's stance on short-term vacation rentals. She said that Campbell believed that an outright ban would face lengthy legal challenges and that increased regulation of the rentals would be more effective.[1]
Recall petition
The recall petition appears below. It includes both the organizers' reasons for initiating the recall effort and a response from Jennifer Campbell.[3]
Path to the ballot
- See also: Laws governing recall in California
Recall organizers submitted a notice of intent to circulate a recall petition on February 3, 2021.[1]
Organizers were required to collect signatures from 15% of registered voters in San Diego City Council District 2. In this case, that would be 14,421 signatures.[1] The recall did not qualify for the ballot after organizers collected fewer than 10,000 signatures.[2]
See also
- Recall campaigns in California
- Political recall efforts, 2020
- Political recall efforts, 2021
- City council recalls
- City elections in San Diego, California (2020)
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 ABC News 10 San Diego, "Effort to recall San Diego City Council President Jennifer Campbell picks up steam," February 19, 2021
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 NBC San Diego, "Effort to Recall San Diego Council Member Jennifer Campbell Fails to Gather Signatures Needed," June 3, 2021
- ↑ Recalljen.com, "Recall Petition," accessed March 18, 2021
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