City council recall, Santa Cruz, California (2019)
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| Santa Cruz City Council recall |
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| Officeholders |
| Drew Glover Chris Krohn |
| Recall status |
| Recall approved |
| Recall election date |
| March 3, 2020 |
| See also |
| Recall overview Political recall efforts, 2019 Recalls in California California recall laws City council recalls Recall reports |
Efforts in Santa Cruz, California, to recall Councilmen Drew Glover and Chris Krohn were initiated in May 2019. Petitioners submitted enough signatures to put the recalls on the ballot and the recall elections were held on March 3, 2020.[1] Both Glover and Krohn were removed from office as a result of the recall vote.[2] This effort was both the first successful recall in Santa Cruz council history and the first ever recall to qualify for the ballot in Santa Cruz.[3]
Recall vote
The recall elections for Councilmen Drew Glover and Chris Krohn took place on March 3, 2020. The recall was approved by voters, and both Glover and Krohn were removed from office. Glover was recalled by a vote of 53.21% to 46.79%; Krohn was recalled by a vote of 51.02% to 48.98%.[2]
Two candidates ran in the March 3 election to replace Drew Glover if he was recalled: Renee Golder and Tim Fitzmaurice. Voters selected Golder over Fitzmaurice by a vote of 59.5% to 38.9%. Write-in candidates received 1.83% of the vote.[2] Golder was elected to serve the remaining three years of Glover's term.[4]
Two candidates also ran in the March 3 election to replace Chris Krohn if he was recalled: Katherine Beiers and Don Lane. Beiers beat Lane by a vote of 55.17% to 42.77%. Write-in candidates received 2.06% of the vote.[2] Beiers was elected to serve the remaining eight months of Krohn's term.[4]
Recall supporters
Petitions stated the following as reasons for the recall effort against Krohn:
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Petitions stated the following as reasons for the recall effort against Glover:
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Recall opponents
Krohn submitted an official response to the recall effort against him.
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Glover submitted an official response to the recall effort against him.
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Path to the ballot
- See also: Laws governing recall in California
Petitioners were required to submit 7,938 valid signatures. There were over 11,000 signatures submitted.
See also
- Recall campaigns in California
- Political recall efforts, 2019
- Political recall efforts, 2020
- City council recalls
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Good Times, "With Santa Cruz Recall Underway, New Candidates Wade Into Race," December 3, 2019
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 County of Santa Cruz, California, "Election Results," accessed April 6, 2020
- ↑ Santa Cruz Sentinel, "Election 2020: Santa Cruz City Council to seat new members," April 5, 2020
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Santa Cruz Sentinel, "Latest Santa Cruz County election results static," March 14, 2020
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
