Jackson County Election Board not preparing for Frank White recall election on Aug. 26

Yahoo

22-07-2025

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Jackson County Election Board (JCEB) is not preparing for an Aug. 26 election of the recall of Democratic County Executive Frank White Jr.
White wouldn't comment on camera Monday, but the Kansas City Election Board (KCEB) and the JCEB have already sued, arguing they can't put this election on in just more than a month.
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At the same time the election boards have sued, there's another lawsuit that's been filed by four Jackson County residents.
They're being represented by Attorney Phil LeVota. They're arguing the recall election should never have had to go through the ordinance process. One of the men who sued, Mark Anthony Jones, says the election boards should have seen this coming.
'We knew when you were going to certify the last signature. Why was that not better planned to certify the last batch of signatures when you are ready to roll?' Jones said in an interview with FOX4 Monday. 'There is no excuse. We want an election on Aug. 26. Period. End of story.'
Neither the JCEB or the KCEB would comment on camera Monday, but the JCEB Republican Director Tammy Brown confirmed they're not preparing for an Aug. 26 election. Friday, Democratic Legislator Megan Smith, the only one to abstain from voting on the Aug. 26 date, called an election at that time a violation of state and federal laws.
'It ensures and invites more lawsuits and of course, more injunctions and runs the risk of being invalidated,' Smith said during the meeting. 'To all the work that all the voters have done to collect signatures and do the process, imagine proceeding forward with an Aug. 26 election that the election board said that they cannot facilitate, only to have it later determined to be invalidated.'
Smith wants the recall election to take place Nov. 4, like White does. Jones disagrees.
'Megan Marshall Smith is right there in the middle, backing Frank White. She needs to go just like he does. People need to remember Megan Marshall Smith stands with Frank White. She must go as well,' Jones said.
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There is a court hearing soon in the case where the JCEB and the KCEB are suing the county.
The hearing is set for Friday at 10 a.m. A hearing in the case revolving around Jones is set for Aug. 1 at 1 p.m.
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