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San Luis resident says recall petition collected 'over 1,000 signatures,' says she withdrew to avoid costly election
Summary
A San Luis resident told the City Council she gathered more than 1,000 recall petition signatures but withdrew them because a change in the primary date would have increased city election costs; she urged patience and said news reports misstated the petition's status.
A resident addressing the City Council on Dec. 2025 said she and peers collected "over 1,000 signatures" on a recall petition but withdrew those signatures because the primary date shifted and she did not want to impose extra election costs on the city.
"We collected enough but out of the kindness of my heart and for my community, I withdrew my signatures," the commenter said, adding that she was a long-time voter and concerned about taxpayers being charged "65,000, 75,000" for the election. She told the council she had declined to publicize the signatures and planned to let voters decide in the primary if the timing made sense.
The comment came during the meeting's open-call public-comment period, when council members are limited by Arizona law (ARS §38-431.01) from discussing or taking action on items not properly noticed on the agenda. Mayor and council did not take action on the matter at the meeting. They continued with scheduled agenda items after the public comment concluded.
The resident asked the city and media to correct reporting that said the petition lacked sufficient signatures. Council members did not make a formal response during the meeting; the record shows the speaker asserting the signatures existed and explaining the voluntary withdrawal as an effort to avoid an expensive special election.
