Current Recall Efforts
This page provides information and updates regarding active recall efforts filed with the Town of Fairfax. All documentation related to the recall process will be made available here as it is received and processed by the Town Clerk’s Office.
Town Council: Lisel Blash
Office Held: Town Councilmember
Term: December 2022 – December 2026
Date Notice of Intention Filed: March 6, 2025
Proponents of the Recall: Candace Neal-Ricker, Sean Fitzgerald, Kathy Flores, Mark Bell, Marla Newall, Kevin Kramer, Jennifer Joos-Wolk, Melissa Snyder, Kevin Shine, Sylvia Maresca
Town Council: Stephanie Hellman
Office Held: Town Councilmember
Term: December 2022 – December 2026
Date Notice of Intention Filed: March 6, 2025
Proponents of the Recall: Candace Neal-Ricker, Sean Fitzgerald, Kathy Flores, Mark Bell, Marla Newall, Kevin Kramer, Jennifer Joos-Wolk, Melissa Snyder, Kevin Shine, Sylvia Maresca
| Committees | Campaign Finance |
| Committee to Recall Vice Mayor Stephanie Hellman and Mayor Lisel Blash | Form 410 Initial; filed 02-05-2025 Form 410 Amendment; filed; 02-13-2025 Form 410 Amendment filed; 04-22-2025 Form 410 Amendment filed; 05-21-2025 Form 460 Quarterly Statement 1-1-25 through 3-31-25; filed 4-30-25 Form 460 Semi-Annual 4-1-25 through 6-30-25; filed 07-31-25 |
| Fairfax Committee for Peace and Civility: No on Recall of Mayor Blash and Vice Mayor Hellman | Form 410 Initial filed 03-04-2025 Form 460 Quarterly Statement 1-1-25 through 3-31-25; filed 4-26-25 Form 460 Quarterly Statement 4-1-25 through 6-30-25; filed 7-28-25 |
| Fairfax Committee for No Recall of Mayor Lisel Blash and Vice Mayor Stephanie Hellman | Form 410 Initial; filed 07-24-25 |
Documents Related to the Recall Process
- Notice of Intention to Circulate Recall Petition
Filed by proponents with the Town Clerk.
Notice of Intention to Recall Councilmember Stephanie Hellman (Filed March 6, 2025)
Notice of Intention to Recall Councilmember Lisel Blash (Filed March 6, 2025) - Responses by Officers Targeted for Recall
Optional response filed within 7 days of service.
Response to Recall - Hellman (Filed March 10, 2025)
Response to Recall - Blash (Filed March 10, 2025) - Proof of Publication in Newspaper of General Circulation
As required under California Elections Code.
Proof of Publication (Filed March 19, 2025)
Proof of Publication (Filed March 19, 2025) - Blank Form Recall Petition (Initial Submission)
Submitted to the Town Clerk for approval before circulation.
Blank Petition (Filed March 19, 2025)
Blank Petition (Filed March 19, 2025) - Clerk's Response Noticing Required Corrections
Letter from the Clerk’s Office identifying changes needed.
Letter to Proponents (Filed March 27, 2025)
Letter to Proponents (Filed March 27, 2025) - Re-filed Blank Form Recall Petition (With Corrections)
Revised petition form submitted by proponents.
Blank Petition - Second Submittal, Revised (Filed March 27, 2025)
Blank Petition - Second Submittal, Revised (Filed March 27, 2025) - Acceptance of Form Recall Petition
Clerk’s letter approving the corrected petition for circulation.
Letter to Proponents (Filed April 1, 2025)
Letter to Proponents (Filed April 1, 2025) - Signature Verification - Blash
Certificate of Signature Verification (Received July 14, 2025)
Petition Summary Report (Received July 14, 2025) - Signature Verification - Hellman
Certificate of Signature Verification (Received July 14, 2025)
Petition Summary Report (Received July 14, 2025)
Deadline to File Petition
Pursuant to Elections Code section 11220, the signed recall petition shall be filed with the Clerk’s Office not later than the close of normal office hours on Monday, June 30, 2025.
Next Steps in the Recall Process
The Town of Fairfax has received the Certificate of Signature Verification from the county for the recall petitions regarding Councilmembers Blash and Hellman. The verification process has confirmed that both petitions meet the required number of valid signatures.
The next steps in the recall process include the presentation of the certification and the calling for a special election. These items will be presented to the Town Council at its next available regular meeting on Wednesday, August 6, 2025.