RECALL BLAINE YOUNG: Frederick Residents Seek Recall Rights // Backlash Against County's Tea Party Government

UPDATE: The News Post has issued an editorial endorsing recall rights in Frederick County: 

At a recent public meeting, some county residents requested that the state delegation help them in their wish to recall some or all of the current members of the Board of County Commissioners.

Sen. David Brinkley suggested that it might not be the best method for unhappy voters to deal with local government. He also hinted that getting traction in Annapolis for recall legislation would be difficult because of the state's traditional resistance to it.

Despite that, we urge the local delegation to craft a recall bill and introduce it in the upcoming session of the General Assembly. Maryland voters deserve the right to mount a petition to recall their elected officials. It should be a rigorous process, one that is not subject to frivolous or narrow concerns, purely political motivations, or to a small number of disgruntled residents....

And despite the fact that Brinkley may be right about the fate of such legislation, our local delegation should stand up for its constituents' rights and initiate this important discussion in the State House.

The Frederick News Post is reporting that Frederick County residents are petitioning the Maryland legislature to grant voters recall powers:

Some Frederick County residents want the power to recall their elected leaders, and on Saturday, they asked state lawmakers to help them get it.

Legislation that would arm voters with the option to remove officials midterm could make them feel less helpless between elections, said advocates of the measure. A few said they would be interested in ousting some sitting commissioners.

"How soon can you get that recall through?" Dave Twigg of Tuscarora asked the county's legislative delegation....

"We the people have no recourse and must sit idly by while those who are elected cause great harm," said Ed Hinde of Frederick.