Mokie Tew recall, Mat-Su Borough, Alaska (2022)

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Mat-Su Borough Assembly recall

Officeholders
Mokie Tew
Recall status
Did not go to a vote
Signature requirement
25% of registered District 5 voters
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An effort to recall District 5 Assemblyman Mokie Tew did not move forward in Mat-Su Borough, Alaska, after the borough clerk did not approve the recall petition for circulation in February 2022.[1][2]

## Contents

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

## Recall supporters[edit]

Big Lake residents Terry Gorlick and Irene Crowley initiated the recall process. The recall petition alleged that Tew had engaged in misconduct by introducing a resolution that aimed to change the way that road service contracting worked in Big Lake. The petition alleged that this change would have "directly [benefitted] Tew and his family members despite the additional costs to Borough taxpayers."[1][2]

The petition also said, "Tew committed removable misconduct by providing confidential information to friends regarding calcium chloride contracts (for road work) between March-August 202 [sic]."[2]

## Path to the ballot[edit]

See also: Laws governing recall in Alaska

Borough clerk Lonnie McKechnie rejected the petition, based on a legal opinion that held that the petition did not offer legally sufficient grounds for recall.[2]

For a special recall election to be scheduled, organizers would have needed to collect signatures from 25% of registered voters in Mat-Su Borough Assembly District 5. Organizers would have had 60 days to collect signatures.[1]

## See also[edit]

* Recall campaigns in Alaska
* Political recall efforts, 2022
* City council recalls

## External links[edit]

* Search Google News for this topic
* Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska

## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Mat-Su Valley Frontiersman, "Disgruntled Big Lake residents seek recall of assemblyman Mokie Tew," February 17, 2022
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Mat-Su Valley Frontiersman, "Mat-Su Borough clerk throws out petition to recall Assemblyman Mokie Tew," February 28, 2022

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