Joshua Deriso recall, Cordele, Georgia (2022)

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Joshua Deriso recall

Officeholders
Joshua Deriso
Recall status
Did not go to a vote
Signature requirement
1,974 signatures
See also
Recall overview
Political recall efforts, 2022
Recalls in Georgia
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An effort to recall City Commissioner Joshua Deriso did not qualify for the ballot in Cordele, Georgia.[1][2]

## Contents

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

## Recall supporters[edit]

Cordele resident Trae Sims filed the petition application, which read:[2]

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Mr. Deriso committed multiple acts of malfeasance, violated his oath of office, and failed to uphold state and federal laws and the constitutions, in violation of O.C.G.A. Sections 45-10-1, 45-11-1, and 45-11-4, and the City Charter which include: (1) Willingly removing the 'Blue Line' picture from a city office; (2) Violating Trae Sims' rights of free speech; (3) Repeatedly slandering Commissioner Shepherd at Commission meetings.[3]

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## Path to the ballot[edit]

See also: Laws governing recall in Georgia

Organizers submitted a recall application with 126 signatures in July 2022. For a special recall election to have been scheduled, organizers needed to collect 1,974 signatures within a 30-day period.[2][4]

## See also[edit]

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

## External links[edit]

* Search Google News for this topic
* Cordele, Georgia

## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ WFXL, "Cordele citizens officially file application to recall Chairman Joshua Deriso," July 15, 2022
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 WALB News 10, "Petition filed to recall Cordele city commissioner," July 15, 2022
3. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
4. ↑ WALB News 10, "Judge rules recall petition against Cordele City Commission chairman is valid," September 9, 2022

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