Politics
Push to Give Chicago Voters Power to Recall Mayor Raises Less Than $300 in 3 Months
(Michael Izquierdo / WTTW News)
The push to give voters the power to recall the mayor of Chicago raised less than $300 since the initiative was announced three months ago, according to records filed with state election officials.
Despite a flurry of media attention after Daniel Boland announced the creation of the Committee for Chicago Mayor Recall, a required campaign finance report filed late Monday with the Illinois State Board of Elections showed just $258.47 in contributions.
With 20 days to go before the initiative faces a deadline of Aug. 5 to file at least 56,464 signatures to put the question to Chicago voters on the Nov. 5 ballot, the committee has just $83.47 on hand after spending $175, according to the report.
Boland said he had hoped to raise more money and acknowledged that he may fall short of getting the measure on the November ballot, but vowed to keep trying.
“This is a grassroots effort,” said Boland, who declined to say how many signatures he had collected.
No mayor in Illinois is subject to being recalled, although Buffalo Grove and Arlington Heights allow voters to recall members of the northwest suburbs’ village boards.
Christian Perry, a spokesperson for Mayor Brandon Johnson’s political operation, said the mayor was focused on serving the people of Chicago and called the recall “nothing more than a distraction.”
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