Politics & Government
Efforts To Recall LA Councilmember Kevin De Leon Fail
For the recall question to make the ballot, 20,437 valid Council District 14 voter signatures were needed. Only 10,300 were gathered.
April 5, 2023
A campaign to recall Los Angeles Councilmember Kevin de Leon came to an end Friday as efforts to gather enough signatures to put the recall question on a ballot fell short by about 10,000 signatures.
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For the recall question to make the ballot, 20,437 valid Council District 14 voter signatures were needed, but only 10,300 signatures were gathered.
The recall campaign's lead organizer, Pauline Adkins, has tried to recall de Leon four times. Adkins blamed the bad weather, all the rain, on the latest failed recall attempt. She said it was difficult to get volunteers out to collect signatures in the rain. Adkins said she's done and won't lead any further recall efforts against de León, whose term is up in December 2024.
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