Joshua Deriso recall, Cordele, Georgia (2022)

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Joshua Deriso recall
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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
Georgia recall laws
City council recalls
Recall reports

An effort to recall City Commissioner Joshua Deriso did not qualify for the ballot in Cordele, Georgia.[1][2]

Recall supporters[edit]

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

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]

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]

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