Ben Ezzell recall, Enid, Oklahoma (2020-2021)

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2020-2021 Ben Ezzell recall Enid, Okla.
Recall status
Did not go to a vote
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An effort to recall city commission member Ben Ezzell in Enid, Oklahoma was unsuccessful. The Oklahoma Supreme Court ruled that the petition to recall Ezzell was legally insufficient in January 2021.

To read about other recall efforts related to the coronavirus and government responses to the pandemic, click here.

Recall supporters

The group Enid Freedom Fighters, founded by Melissa Crabtree, led the recall effort. The group initiated the recall in response to Ezzell's support for a mask mandate during the coronavirus pandemic. The Enid City Commission passed a citywide mask mandate in December 2020.

Path to the ballot

See also: Laws governing recall in Oklahoma

The Oklahoma Supreme Court ruled that the petition to recall Ezzell was insufficient in January 2021. The decision overturned a ruling from Garfield County District Court, which had allowed the recall to be scheduled for February 9, 2021.

Recalls related to the coronavirus

See also: Recalls related to the coronavirus (COVID-19) and government responses to the pandemic

Ballotpedia covered 35 coronavirus-related recall efforts against 94 officials in 2022, accounting for 13% of recalls that year. This is a decrease from both 2020 and 2021. COVID-related recalls accounted for 37% of all recall efforts in both 2020 and 2021. In 2020, there were 87 COVID-related recalls against 89 officials, and in 2021, there were 131 against 214 officials.

The chart below compares coronavirus-related recalls to recalls for all other reasons in 2020, 2021, and 2022.

See also

• Recall campaigns in Oklahoma
• Political recall efforts, 2020
• Political recall efforts, 2021
• City council recalls

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• City of Enid, Oklahoma