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October 19, 2007
Local media has used
words like ‘fizzle’ and ‘died’ when referring to the Recall of Jack
Weiss. The recall committee suggests that few have focused on
the underlying numbers which seem to show something much different:
A
no-confidence vote in Jack Weiss.
There were approximately
40,000 total votes cast in the 2005 CD5 election.
Jack Weiss received 28,500 of those
votes.
The recall effort was
required to get 15% of ALL REGISTERED VOTERS or around 23,000
signatures.
To account for a margin of error, the
recall needed to collect around 28,000 votes – roughly the same
number Weiss received in 2005.
The recall effort
collected about 20,000 signatures.
This represents 50% of all votes cast
in 2005 and a full 70% of votes that Weiss received in the 2005
election.
Recall proponents believe
that Jack Weiss should take no solace in the fact that the recall
“only” got 20,000 signatures.
He was spared a recall election, but
the recall believes he did get a clear vote of no-confidence in his
ability to represent his constituents.
With the recall now over,
Jack Weiss must still face the consequences of his failure to return
laundered contributions and public matching funds (see KNBC Story).
He will also have to face enhanced
scrutiny over his City Attorney race fundraising which already shows
a very strong bias toward certain developers. The recall committee has
provided several emails it received during the course of the
campaign.
Recall site:
www.RecallJackWeiss.Com
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