Tom Beehan recall, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, 2009
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Oak Ridge City residents began a petition drive on September 17, 2009, to recall Oak Ridge Mayor Tom Beehan following the decision by the city council to pass a resolution that prohibited guns in municipal parks. The resolution, which could not be overturned via referendum, excluded the city from a new state law that allowed gun permit holders to carry their weapons into local, state, and federal parks. Organizers had 75 days to collect a minimum of 2,610 signatures.[1] In late September 2009, Moseley announced that he planned to move out of Oak Ridge and would drop his leadership role in the recall effort.
Reason for the recall
Alex Moseley, a local resident and former candidate for city office, said that he had mounted a petition drive against the recently passed resolution, but according to City Attorney Ken Krushenski, "It's got no legal authority to get on the ballot." Moseley said that he was considering filing an intent to recall city council members in the event the petition didn't qualify for the ballot.[2]
Moseley drops recall leadership role
In late September 2009, Moseley announced that he planned to move out of Oak Ridge and would no longer lead the recall effort. A draft petition had reportedly been submitted for the state's consideration of the recall, but no other action in the recall effort has been taken since.[3]
Path to the ballot
The recall would most likely have been placed on the August 2010 ballot. In order to recall Beehan a minimum of two-thirds of voters needed to vote in favor of the recall.[4]
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Footnotes
- ↑ The Oak Rigder, "Resident wants to recall Oak Ridge mayor," September 17, 2009
- ↑ The Oak Ridger, "City casts doubt on proposed guns in parks referendum," August 25, 2009
- ↑ The Oak Ridger, "Recall advocate moving, dropping leadership role," September 29, 2009
- ↑ WVLT, "Red light, speed cameras, guns in parks lead to mayor recall effort," September 18, 2009
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