Vegas Mayor Faces Recall After Offering City as Coronavirus 'Control Group'

[mercuryblues]

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Vegas Mayor Faces Recall After Offering City as Coronavirus 'Control Group'

On Wednesday, Polk visited the city clerk's office to file a notice of intent to circulate a recall petition. He must now collect 6,745 signatures from registered voters who took part in last year's municipal primary election by Aug. 4.


If he succeeds, the city would hold a mayoral recall election to let voters decide whether to remove Goodman.

"[Goodman has] failed to responsibly represent her constituency, not only in her clear disregard for public health, but also in her support for the casino owners over the people of Las Vegas," Polk said in a brief statement to the Las Vegas Review-Journal.

"Additionally," he continued, "she is barely able to speak coherent sentences while discussing the subject matter. She is unfit to serve as the mayor of Las Vegas."

I hope they get the signatures needed.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

1. Wow. Only heard her once but remember wondering how she ever

got elected to be mayor of anywhere, let alone a major city.

[ProfessorGAC]

2. Wife Of Prior Mayor

I'm guessing (!) he was an OK mayor and she got elected on name recognition.
Strangely, I read she has an MA in counseling. I expected more empathy given her background.
When her husband was mayor, she made him mad because of nasty stuff she said about Obama. She later apologized to him personally.
She's term limited so she's done in 3 years anyway.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

3. Interesting, thanks. If you are looking for a city that

will be affected by the virus the most, and for the longest period of time, it's got to be Vegas.

[ProfessorGAC]

5. Her Husband Did Have Some Ethics Concerns

But, more a black eye than a beating.
He got mad at her, because while he ran as an I, he leaned D. When she trashed Obama, I read he was pretty mad & said so publicly.
Interestingly though, he was a lawyer who had a client you may have heard of. Tony Spilotro.
The Chicago mob enforcer in Vegas. The root of the Joe Pesci character in Casino.
So, there's some off odor around the family.

[mercuryblues]

4. Your question peaked my interest

The recall may not be as easy as you'd think. Her husband was the previous mayor for 3 terms. They are a power couple. he made his money defending mobsters and she established their name in society.

[ProfessorGAC]

6. Vegas Has 3 Term Limits

It's why he stepped away.
I read he, like Blomberg, tried to change the city charter to allow a 4th term. Both of them failed in that effort.
She's in her 3rd term, so she's done in 2023. With 3 years to go, she might be vulnerable. If her term was up in November, I'd completely agree with you.
But, recalls are an uphill battle no matter the circumstances.

[mercuryblues]

7. She gets 5 years this term

The city changed their elections to even numbered years.

I think part of the problem will be low voter turnout in her election

population of Vegas- 644,644 (2018)

voter turnout for mayoral race- 26,723

votes for Goodman 22,316 83.51%

[ProfessorGAC]

8. A Landslide in A Dreadful Turnout

Wow! One in 25 in the city.
What's that, 10% turn out?

[mercuryblues]

9. I think that is why they changed the election year

to an even year. It will increase the turnout.

[ProfessorGAC]

10. That Seems Logical

Still, a fourfold increase is still only 40-45%!

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

11. Not very bright