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Animanialmanac t1_iyk9dcq wrote

Reply to comment by buckeyebaby in Why are we not even discussing recalling Nick Mosby? by buckeyebaby

I didn’t realize that initiative passed. 20% of the qualified voters is a very high number. I wonder if we could someone achieve this, that would take a large budget to reach that many voters.

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buckeyebaby OP t1_iykbrfk wrote

San Francisco managed to do it this year to multiple elected officials and it was a pretty grassroots movement. But it did require a lot of citizens running around the city working to collect signatures and I think it would be hard to find people willing to do that here.

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todareistobmore t1_iyl040p wrote

> it was a pretty grassroots movement

about that...

> In an interview with Chronicle reporters on Monday, Jenkins said she was paid $153,000 for her consulting work with the 501(c)(3) nonprofit Neighbors for a Better San Francisco. [...]

> The nonprofit is connected to the similarly named 501(c)(4) organization Neighbors for a Better San Francisco Advocacy, a political organization that spent millions on the effort to unseat Boudin in June. The two groups share the same address and a board member, William Oberndorf, a right-of-center San Francisco billionaire who helped bankroll the recall.

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buckeyebaby OP t1_iyl5qyr wrote

The signature petitions for the three school board members that got recalled were organized by parents in that district who were pissed. That’s the difference though, I don’t think most people in Baltimore even care. It just is what it is.

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DemonDeke t1_iykiebb wrote

I believe the CA signature thresholds are much lower though.

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No-Lunch4249 t1_iykmo32 wrote

Literally half as many signatures needed. 10% of registered voters v. 20% of whatever “qualified” voters means

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DemonDeke t1_iykn4j8 wrote

If you have a source, I'd welcome it. My recollection was that CA required a percentage of signatures that was based on voters in the previous election and a threshold below 20%, but that might be for statewide recalls.

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DiscountPoint t1_iylos2a wrote

I mean I’m in… We get 10-15 people together to hit the phones for a few weeks….

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nico_de_galloo t1_iym5r0s wrote

Hey - how about using an online petition site?

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buckeyebaby OP t1_iyml8sh wrote

I wonder if that’s allowed or if there’s no way to vet “qualified voters” on a petition site. I wonder what the requirements are to be a “qualified” voter.

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