Enough Yukon residents signed an initiative petition seeking the recall of the Mayor of Yukon Brian Pillmore.
Valid signatures total 1,451, according to a spokesperson for the city. More than 25,000 people live in the city.
The petition along with the City Clerk's Certification of Sufficiency will be presented to the Yukon City Council next Tuesday during the body's regular meeting, according to a press release. After that, council members have 10 days to order a recall election through a resolution or ordinance and set the election date.
This comes as Yukon and other Oklahoma municipalities have faced community backlash for considering data center projects. During the comment period in a city council meeting last week, resident Charles Scott said the community does not want the centers.
"We are organized and have begun the process of an initiative petition to prohibit data centers in our city," Scott said.
Any qualified person including the incumbent can run for the office. Under the city's charter, candidates must file within 15 days before the recall election and get the most votes to win.
In a recall election, if a candidate other than Pillmore gets the highest number of votes, he will be removed and the winner will serve the remainder of the term. If Pillmore wins, he will continue to serve.
If a subject of a recall petition resigns as recall proceedings are happening, that person can't hold any city of Yukon office or position for one year.
Pillmore did not immediately respond to KOSU's request for comment.