Bill Cox
Citywide / Mayor · Term ends 2029
Named in the five-voter recall filing under McKinney Home Rule Charter Sections 143–150. The filed grounds are quoted exactly on this site.
Recall summary
Recall summary
The City accepted one sentence. Four officers are named. The official timeline is below. Dated entries in the public record will be added here as the campaign publishes them.
The filed case
“A loss of public confidence in the ability of the officers named herein to faithfully represent the citizens of the City of McKinney.”
That is the whole filed ground. The campaign does not add other grounds on this page.
Officers named
Ernest Lynch
At-Large Position 1 · Term ends 2029
Named in the five-voter recall filing under McKinney Home Rule Charter Sections 143–150. The filed grounds are quoted exactly on this site.
Geré Feltus
Council District 3 · Term ends 2029
Named in the five-voter recall filing under McKinney Home Rule Charter Sections 143–150. The filed grounds are quoted exactly on this site.
Justin Beller
Council District 1 · Term ends 2029
Named in the five-voter recall filing under McKinney Home Rule Charter Sections 143–150. The filed grounds are quoted exactly on this site.
Official timeline
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01
Affidavit filed
Five registered McKinney voters executed the notarized Affidavit of Intent on August 11. It was filed with the City Secretary on August 12, 2026.
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02
Official papers issued
Only numbered, dated petition papers signed and issued directly by the City Secretary can be used for signature collection.
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Signatures collected
Qualified McKinney voters sign official papers in person, with a trained circulator present, during the 45-day window.
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04
Petition verified
The completed petition is submitted to City Hall. The City Secretary examines it under the Charter and controlling election rules.
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Recall vote follows
If the petition qualifies and an officer does not resign within the Charter period, City Council orders a recall election according to state law.
The public record
The committee says that loss of confidence concerns a broader record of representation, spending, infrastructure, transparency, and responsiveness. It did not begin with one night or one vote. Keep that explanation separate from the one filed ground above.
Dated entries will be published in the sections below. None are posted yet.
Representation
Spending
Infrastructure
Transparency
Responsiveness
Sources: McKinney Home Rule Charter, Sections 143–150 · City of McKinney, Office of the City Secretary