If anyone is seriously interested in recalling the corrupt idiots-r-us on town council.....here is the skinny as far as I can find. We cannot recall a council person within the first year of their newly elected office. Unfortunately, any attempts to recall Kennedy will have to wait until after next Nov. 4th, 2009. However, if anyone is interested in recalling either Chasey, Forman or Grabener, this is what we will have to do. First of all, I would recommend a separate petition for each of these individuals. We would have to get at least 25% of the registered voters in Mullica Township to sign these petitions. We do not have to provide any grounds for the recall action. Once we initiate the petition, we would have 160 days to acquire the required number of signatures. If we are successful, we would force a recall vote in which Mullica voters would be asked in a ballot question whether or not the individual should be recalled. If a majority of the voters that show up vote "yes", then their seat on council would be declared vacant. A special election would then be held in which the voters of Mullica would be able to vote for another person to fill this vacant seat. If this recall effort has support for any of the three individuals above, please voice your support and we will pursue it.
New Jersey*
Const. Art. 1, �2(b)
Any elected official in the state or representing the state in the United States Congress. Includes local officials.
Recall may not commence during first year in office.
No specific grounds are required
Time for gathering signatures is 160 days.
Signature requirement is number equal to 25% of the registered voters of the district
New Jersey - Const. Art. 1, �2; NJ Rev. Stat. Ann. � 19:27A-1 - 19:27A-18
The Recall Election
The recall election is generally conducted in one of two ways. In some states, the recall election is held simultaneously with an election for the official's successor. In others, the recall ballot simply asks voters if the official in question should be recalled, and if a majority of voters vote "yes," the office is declared vacant.
In New Jersey, the recall ballot contains only the question of whether or not the official should be recalled. If the majority vote is "yes" for recall, the office is declared vacant and is filled at a special election.
Friday, December 19, 2008
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Forman might be quicker and easier than the other two. I think we could announce where a few petitions were and people would come out and sign them on their own. We could section the town and give each volunteer an area. The only problem I see with this is the cost of another election but you have to weigh that with the cost of what might happen to the town in the next year.
I really think this might be worth a try. I'm upset that Kennedy can't be the first to go.
Lets do Forman first....then Chasey. I like the idea of partioning the town with volunteers as well as a designated place for folks to sign. Just remember, we need to have video cameras ready to capture glenny trying to run us over in his little black truck as we gather signatures. Maybe next time the judge wont be so lenient. I think its worth a try also. We will get Kennedy in due time.
I'm in...
WHERE DO I SIGN???
SIGNED:
DISGUSTED TAXPAYER WHO FEELS USED AND ABUSED BY THE SOCIALLY UNEXECTABLE, KFC.
WELL WE ALL CANT JUST SIT AROUND AND DO NOTHING.. IM IN & ALREADY GOT 26 PPL IN & THERE GETTING MO
If you want to go through with this you better make sure you tell the people that there are two elections involved and they better come out and vote in each one. Getting the signatures is the easy part. If the special school board election cost $8000, then this proceedure might run $16,000 or more. Is there anything in the law that requires the town to pay for this if all the signatures are collected?
You ask a great question and make a good point. I am not sure of the financial aspects of this recall effort as yet. I will be continuing my research and will report back next week....just in time for Christmas!!!
Would two special election cost the citizens of Mullica money? Wasn't the last special election priced at $13,000? Seems like we could put this money towards a rescue squad... if we had one.
O M G GET A LIFE
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