The 1978 Cleveland Recall Election was a recall election that determined whether or not Cleveland's 53rd mayor, Dennis J. Kucinich would be removed from office. It was the first mayoral recall election in the city's history. A recall election is a procedure by which voters can remove an elected official from office. ... ... Dennis John Kucinich (born October 8, 1946) is an American politician of the Democratic party. ...

On Good Friday, 1978 Kucinich fired his police chief of only four months, Richard D. Hongisto on live local television. Capitalizing on the issue, his opponents began circulating petitions for his recall. Despite his consistent support for populism and the workingmen's concerns, some felt that his bombastic nature and inability to compromise, as well as the youth and inexperience of some of his appointees, made him incapable of governing a struggling a struggling city. Good Friday is a holy day celebrated by Christians on the Friday before Easter or Pascha. ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ... Richard Hongisto (1937 - 2004) was a San Francisco, California politician, law enforcement official, and businessman. ...

Initally, the drive began slowly. Then on April 10, Cleveland City Council voted to investigate a "midnight raid" by administration officials on the office of economic director Joseph Furber. Kucinich angrily called council "a group of lunatics" and "a bunch of buffoons." He also sated that "it's hard to believe that so many people can be so stupid," and assetered that "if they're not stupid then they are crooked, or maybe both." This lead to council members joining the recall drive. Realizing his mistake, Kucinich offered an apology. April 10 is the 100th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (101st in leap years). ... Cleveland City Hall The Cleveland City Council is the legislative branch of the government of the City of Cleveland in Ohio. ...

However, it was too late. Recall petitions were some 3,355 signatures short of the required 37,552 when first submitted in May, but by June 1, an additional signatures were obtained 5,321. Although Kucinich challenged the validity of the signatures, Common Pleas Judge John Angelotta ruled against him. The Court of Appeals and the Ohio Supreme Court upheld Angelotta's ruling and a recall election date was set for August 13. This article is about the month of May. ... June 1 is the 152nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (153rd in leap years), with 213 days remaining. ... Court of Appeals is the title of certain appellate courts in various jurisdictions. ... The Ohio Supreme Court is the highest court in the U.S. state of Ohio, with final authority over interpretations of the Ohio constitution. ... August 13 is the 225th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (226th in leap years), with 140 days remaining. ...

An August 1 poll devised for The Cleveland Press by Urban Reports Corp. and Cleveland State University showed the following results: August 1 is the 213th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (214th in leap years), with 152 days remaining. ... Cleveland State University (abbr. ...

It seemed as though Kucinich would come out victorious. Ironically, on election day, he did, but only by a narrow margin of 236 votes of the 120,300 cast in the election. He thanked "God and the people of Cleveland for ignoring [his] imperfections and giving [his] administration another chance." The term Caucasian race is used by some to refer to people whose ancestry can be traced back to Europe, North Africa, West Asia, South Asia and parts of Central Asia. ... African Americans, also known as Afro-Americans or black Americans, are an ethnic group in the United States of America whose ancestors, usually in predominant part, were indigenous to Sub-Saharan and West Africa. ...

References

• The Encyclopedia Of Cleveland History by Cleveland Bicentennial Commission (Cleveland, Ohio), David D. Van Tassel (Editor), and John J. Grabowski (Editor) ISBN 0253330564
• Cleveland: Prodigy of the Western Reserve by George E. Condon ISBN B0006DX6QQ
• The Cleveland Press, August 1, 1978. Kucinich Looks Like Winner by Brent Larkin.
• The Plain Dealer, August 1, 1999. Our Century: 'Boy Mayor' Leads Battle Into Default by Fred McGunagle.