Dec 9, 2020
City of Stillwater staff members Melody Herndon (left) and Patti Osmus checked in petitions filed in an attempt to recall Stillwater s mayor and the other members of the city council. Michelle Charles/Stillwater News Press
Petitions to recall members of the Stillwater City Council that earlier in the week had been certified with enough signatures to trigger an election, actually did not have enough valid signatures, the City of Stillwater announced Wednesday.
City Manager Norman McNickle told the News Press the Payne County Election Board was given incorrect instructions about which signatures should be considered valid. According to the city charter, only people who were registered voters and eligible to vote in city elections at the time they signed the petition should have been counted, he said.