Kimje Election Commission Issues Certificate of Representative for On Juhyun, Chairman of Residents' Recall

Signature Campaign for Resident Recall to Begin in Earnest by October 30

Photo by Recall Initiative Committee Provided

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Tae-in] The certificate of representative petitioner for the recall vote of On Juhyun, chairman of the Jeonbuk Gimje City Council, was issued by the Gimje Election Commission, marking the official start of the recall petition signature collection.

On the 31st, according to the On Juhyun Chairman Recall Promotion Committee of Gimje City Council (Standing Representative Jeong Sinjong), the Gimje Agricultural Organizations Federation (Standing Representative Choi Gyuyup), and the Gimje Election Commission, the certificate of representative petitioner and the signature sheets for Chairman On's recall were issued on this day.

Accordingly, the Recall Promotion Committee and the Gimje Agricultural Federation will begin recruiting agents authorized to collect signatures and aim to gather more than approximately 4,200 signatures, which is the minimum requirement to initiate the recall vote, within 60 days until October 30 in Gimje City’s District Na, which is Chairman On’s electoral district (Gumsan-dong, Yongji-myeon, Baekgu-myeon, Geumgu-myeon).

The Recall Promotion Committee and the Gimje Agricultural Federation plan to recruit about 1,000 agents this time, targeting a total of 10,000 signatures. They will organize separate recall promotion committees by each neighborhood such as Gumsan-dong and Yongji-myeon to carry out signature collection activities targeting voters and others.

To minimize citizen inconvenience caused by the spread of COVID-19, prolonged monsoon rains, and flood recovery efforts, they decided to shorten the recall schedule as much as possible, aiming to complete the recall vote by early December at the latest.

Kang Sinjong, standing representative, said, “The Gimje City Council has shown shameless behavior by lowering the brand value of Gimje City and trampling on the pride of its citizens due to scandals such as infidelity among fellow council members and power struggles in the chairman election, yet it refuses to take responsibility.” He added, “We will definitely succeed in recalling Chairman On Juhyun to show that the spirit of the citizens is alive.”

He continued, “Many citizens who remain silent about Chairman On’s recall are inwardly angry and are a great source of strength,” emphasizing, “This recall is especially meaningful as it marks a new history where elected officials, who were chosen with the support of citizens, are being removed by the power of the citizens for irresponsibly ignoring those citizens after being elected.”

Meanwhile, for this recall, if more than 20% (about 4,200) of the total 20,900 voters in Gimje City’s District Na sign the petition and more than 33.33% (about 7,000) participate in the vote with a majority in favor, Chairman On will lose his council seat.

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