Red Wing recall takes next big step with lawsuit
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RED WING The Recall Commission has submitted six petitions to recall six council members. The City Council has declined to hold any special recall elections.
On Monday, July 12, the City Council voted on the sixth and final petition, which was to recall Dean Hove. Now that the petitions have been received and voted on, the community awaits next steps.
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Attorney Greg Joseph represents the Recall Committee. He appeared before the Red Wing City Council on Monday. Joseph told the council, âWhat I m doing here tonight is I m trying to stop you from making a terrible mistake, which would be very large and unnecessarily costly.â Joseph added:
Agree with it or not, the âRecall City Hallâ campaign to engage all seven Red With City Council members in a special election is grassroots democracy in action. Regardless of how the recall turns out, I think itâs healthy. Citizens are getting more involved and interested in how our city is run, and democracy thrives on participation.
Most folks stopping by my downtown office are telling me â letâs debate and letâs vote.
As stipulated in the Red Wing City Charter, a recall is pretty simple. Twenty percent of registered voters in each ward sign petitions calling for their council representative to either stand in a special election against an opponent or throw in the towel. The reasons for a recall center around the terms âmalfeasanceâ or ânonfeasance,â the exact definitions of which the courts may have to determine. Voters, meanwhile, will use their common sense.
Hintz: Almost 7 for 7 on Red Wing recall
Recall committee leader says the group has more than enough signatures to recall six of seven city council members. 9:00 am, May 10, 2021 ×
Boxes holding signed petitions to be turned into Red Wing City Hall are prepared Thursday, May 6, 2021, in Red Wing. Recall leader George Hintz said the boxes will be delivered Monday likely with enough signatures to recall every member of the city council except Council Member Kim Beise. (Contributed photo/George Hintz)
RED WING George Hintz admitted he was exhausted Sunday night. The other members on our committee are feeling the same, Hintz said. The weekend was spent collecting signatures, sorting and copying, and verifying who collected what signatures for the Recall City Hall committee in Red Wing. But we see the light at the end of the tunnel.
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