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HAMILTON, Montana: A nine-page ruling by Commissioner of Political Practices Dennis Unsworth stated that Jack Vallance violated state campaign finance laws when he flew his airplane with an electronic billboard message that campaigned for the recall of Hamilton city councilor Bob Scott. The ruling stated that the act should yield a civil penalty. According to state law, billboard signs must contain information on who funded the sign.
The recall election was held in 2006, in which Scott retained his seat, with a slim margin of 152-150. The recall was the result of accusations that Scott implement “playground antics” that hurt the city and residents, including submitting a $152 travel expense reimburesment two years prior to that. [1]
COTATI, California: Cotati City Council member George Barich was recalled in a special recall election held on November 17, 2009 in Sonoma County, California, for voters in the City of Cotati.[2][3]
- Yes to recall question: 65.7%
- No to recall question: 34.3%
Cotati has 3,986 registered voters and approximately 40% of them cast a vote in the recall election.[4]
Barich was elected to his current position on the Cotati City Council in November 2008 by a five-vote margin.
Reasons given by Barich's opponents for wanting to recall him included:
- The claim that he misused city stationery to write President Obama.
- The claim that he posted a racially charged picture on a personal website.
- His use of an image of the Cotati official seal on his personal website.
- He voted "no" on a resolution to put a half-cent sales tax measure on the November ballot; some in the city say that the sales tax was needed to keep Cotati solvent.
Cotati is located about 45 miles north of San Francisco. Its population was estimated in 2006 at about 7,170.
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