Russell Schneider Recall, Temple, Texas (2014)

Temple City Council recall
Officeholders
Russell Schneider
Recall status
Did not go to a vote
See also
Recall overview Political recall efforts, 2014 Recalls in Texas Texas recall laws City council recalls Recall reports

An effort to recall city council member Russell Schneider in Temple, Texas from his position was launched in late March 2014.^[1] As of December 2015, this recall effort appeared to be abandoned and Ballotpedia discontinued active coverage. Please contact us if new developments occur with this recall effort.

Recall proponent arguments[edit]

Recall organizer Mari Paul argued that Schneider should be recalled due to a conflict of interest. Schneider's construction business was contracted for city projects.^[1]

Official's response[edit]

Schneider dismissed the suggestion that he was involved in a conflict of interest. "I'm not ashamed to do business with the City of Temple. The charter says you can do business with the city, and I intend to keep doing that. I have nothing to hide," he said.^[1]

Path to the ballot[edit]

See also: Laws governing recall in Texas

The recall effort against Schneider arose from an earlier, failed attempt by Mari Paul to oust the entire city council. She needed to collect more than 3,100 signatures from registered voters in Schneider's district in order to trigger a recall election against him.^[1]

See also[edit]

• Temple Mayor and City Council recall, Texas (2014)
• Recall campaigns in Texas
• Political recall efforts, 2014
• City council recalls

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