Residents of the small San Joaquin Valley city of Avenal, California are furious
They voted in April to recall the majority of their city council, but the city council members are refusing to leave office
Over 75% of voters approved recalling all four officials. Kings County certified the results in May
Voters targeted Mayor Alvaro Preciado and Councilmembers Leticia Gamez, David Reynosa, and Pablo Hernandez. 4 of the 5 council seats
The city leaders who are refusing to leave are saying the recall was conducted unlawfully by Kings County Elections instead of the city itself and lacked proper city authorization
So they wanted to be able to give authorization for a vote to remove them…. Sure……
I looked into this and verified they should all be removed. Under California law, the recalled Avenal officials should be removed from office
California’s recall process is governed by the California Constitution (Article II, Sections 13-19) and the California Elections Code (Division 11, §§ 11000 et seq.).
Once a recall election is properly held and a majority votes “Yes” to recall an official, that official is removed from office upon certification of the results (Elections Code §11384)
The election was conducted by Kings County, the county elections official, which is standard procedure for local recalls when the city does not handle it itself. The county certified the results after verifying the process
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