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Freeport council votes to take no action after staff finds recall petition falls short of required signatures
Summary
City staff verified 244 unique petition entries but only 194 met voter-record criteria; the Freeport City Council voted to take no action on an ordinance calling a recall election for Mayor Jerry Cain at a special meeting Feb. 13, 2026.
The Freeport City Council voted Friday to take no action on Ordinance No. 2026-2762, which would have called a recall election for Mayor Jerry Cain, after city staff reported the recall petition did not meet the signature threshold set by the city charter.
City staff told the council that an independent line-by-line review of the petition — performed by City Manager Dr. Danielle Kelly, City Secretary Clarissa Fernandez and administrative staff using Brazoria County voter registration records — found 244 unique signatures were reviewed but only 194 were verified as qualified and dated within the charter’s timeframe. Under the Freeport Home Rule Charter, the petition required 51% of votes…
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