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buckeyebaby OP t1_iykbrfk wrote

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

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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