WHITEHALL RECALL COURT

IN WHITEHALL. EAST OF COLUMBUS, THE VALIDITY OF THE ATTEMPTED RECALL OF THE MAYOR AND TWO COUNCIL MEMBERS IS HEADING TO THE OHIO SUPREME COURT BECAUSE OF THE STARTING NUMBERS USED IN THE CALCULATIONS FOR PETITION SIGNATURES NEEDED. 
THE SPONSORS MUST SECURE SIGNATURES REPRESENTING 15% OF THE NUMBER OF VOTERS, WHICH IS 425. THE GROUP COLLECTED 444 SIGNATURES FOR THE PETITION TARGETING BIVENS AND 447 FOR THE PETITIONS TARGETING COUNCIL MEMBERS LORI ELMORE AND AMY HARKAR. ACCORDING TO THE COMPLAINT, THE NUMBER THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN USED AS A STARTING POINT WAS 3,913 TOTAL VOTERS WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE 2023 ELECTION. 15% OF THAT TOTAL WOULD BE 587 SIGNATURES, AND THE RECALL SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN TRIGGERED. THE MATTER IS BEFORE THE OHIO SUPREME COURT.