Peter Courtney recall, Oregon State Senate (2016)
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An effort to recall Peter Courtney, a member of the Democratic Party, from his elected position representing District 11 in the Oregon State Senate was launched on March 14, 2016. Supporters of the recall needed to collect 4,533 valid signatures in 90 days to move the recall forward. Courtney was targeted for recall over his support for raising the minimum wage, phasing out coal power, and for allowing the Oregon Veterans Lottery Bill to be cut.[1] This was the third time that Courtney had been targeted for recall since 1980.[2]
This recall failed after supporters of the recall did not submit any signatures to move the recall forward.
Timeline
- March 14, 2016: Matt Geiger filed recall paperwork with the Oregon Secretary of State.
- June 13, 2016: Deadline to submit at least 4,533 signatures. No signatures were submitted.
Background
- See also: Oregon 2016 ballot measures
The group Protect the People—Recall Senator Courtney, ran by Matt Geiger, filed a recall petition against Courtney for supporting a minimum wage hike, legislation that would ban the sale of electricity produced by coal, and for allowing the Oregon Veterans Lottery Bill to be cut from 3 percent to 1.5 percent. The measure if approved by voters, would allocate a certain percentage of the Oregon Lottery revenues to veterans' programs.[3]
Sen. Peter Courtney (D) said the following about the recall effort, "My focus continues to be working hard for the people of Senate District 11. That's the job voters in Salem, Gervais and Woodburn elected me to do. That's the job I'm going to do."[4]
Path to the ballot
- See also: Laws governing recall in Oregon
Oregon law states that to file a recall petition against a state legislator, the petition must be filed after the fifth day of the legislative session. All other elected officials in Oregon have a six-month waiting period. After a recall petition is approved, the petitioner must collect enough signatures to equal or exceed "15 percent of the total votes cast for governor, at the last election in the public officer’s district" within 90 days of the date the petition was filed.
Supporters of the Peter Courtney recall needed to submit 4,533 valid signatures within 90 days to force a recall election. Recall supporters had until June 13, 2016, to turn in the required number of signatures. Geiger submitted no signatures to the Oregon Secretary of State.[5]
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Footnotes
- ↑ portlandtribune.com, "Geiger pulls from HD22 race, plans to launch recall campaign against Courtney," accessed March 23, 2016
- ↑ cfm-online.com, "Session Anger Sparks Courtney Recall Drive," accessed March 23, 2016
- ↑ statesmanjournal.com, "A political mystery engulfs Oregon’s Senate president," accessed March 23, 2016
- ↑ wweek.com, "Effort to Recall Senate President Peter Courtney Moves Forward," accessed March 23, 2016
- ↑ statesmanjournal.com, "A political mystery engulfs Oregon’s Senate president," accessed March 23, 2016
