Joe Jaworski recall, Galveston, Texas (2011)

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Galveston Mayoral recall

Officeholders
Joe Jaworski
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Did not go to a vote
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Political recall efforts, 2011
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An effort to recall Joe Jaworski from his position as mayor of Galveston, Texas began in May 2011.[1] The recall effort failed to collect enough signatures to force a recall election.[2]

Nearly 3,000 signatures were needed to force a recall election. A straw poll conducted by the Galveston Daily News on May 18, 2011 showed 68.6% of respondents opposed to the recall and 31.4% in favor.[3] The recalls effort's Facebook page had 85 likes as of July 15, 2011.[4]

The recall effort's leader, Bill Quiroga, formed the group Recall Mayor Joe Jaworski to organize the recall effort. Quiroga unsuccessfully ran for mayor in 2010, garnering only 2% of the vote. Jaworski won by a landslide, receiving 53% of the vote.[1] Commenting on his motivations for the recall, Quiroga said, “The bottom line, the question people keep asking me is ‘why do I want to recall the mayor? My question back is to them is ‘What has been done this past year for small businesses and residents?’ They cannot answer the question.”[1]

Mayor Jaworski responded to the recall effort by saying “As much as I would like to, I understand I can never make everyone happy. And while a few might disagree, most Galvestonians like the direction the city is heading. We are moving ahead with plans to rebuild our city, clean up our city and improve our city.”[1] Looking back on his 2010 mayoral bid, Jaworski commented “I ran on the promise of new energy for Galveston, and energy, as we all know, sometimes causes friction. I won’t be signing the petition, and I hope reasonable voters who want to see Galveston move forward quickly won’t sign it either.”[1]

## Contents

* 1 Path to the ballot
* 2 See also
* 3 External links
* 4 Footnotes

## Path to the ballot[edit]

The ability to force a recall election in Galveston is laid out in the city's charter. According to the recall rules set forth in that charter, a recall election can be mandated if a petition is signed by at least 10% of the registered voters in the city. Galveston has 29,219 registered voters. Recall proponents would have needed to collect approximately 3,000 signatures from registered voters in order to force a recall election.[1]

## See also[edit]

* Recall campaigns in Texas
* Political recall efforts, 2011
* Mayoral recalls

## External links[edit]

* City of Galveston website

## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 The Galveston Daily News, "Group seeking 3,000 signatures for mayor’s recall," May 11, 2011
2. ↑ Galveston Daily News, "A lot of talk, not enough signatures," August 27, 2011 (dead link)
3. ↑ The Galveston Daily News, "Poll: Time to recall Mayor Jaworski?" May 11, 2011
4. ↑ Recall Mayor Joe Jaworski Facebook page, accessed July 15, 2011

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