The recall campaign for the Okanagan’s most controversial MLA is hoping to get more volunteers to help oust her from office.

The campaign has been in the works for months, and organizers recently decided to delay filing the official petition until August, but there’s work to be done in the meantime.

John Plant with the recall campaign said Armstrong hasn’t been there for her constituents since she was elected in 2024.

“She has been unavailable to people in our community — voters, local government, reporters — from the very beginning,” Plant said in a press release issued today, June 8. “Right now, when people here are worried about healthcare, affordability, and housing, she is choosing to focus on sowing political division and creating controversy. This is not what we voted for.”

There have been some BC Conservatives who are on board with getting Armstrong out, but that became a bit more complicated after the party picked Kerry-Lynne Findlay as the new leader since Armstrong endorsed her during the leadership campaign.

Once approved, the recall petition has 60 days to collect valid signatures from at least 40 per cent of eligible voters in Armstrong’s electoral district, which means getting 20,000 signatures in person once it’s filed.

A campaign is already underway to recall MLA Dallas Brodie from office.

Brodie and Armstrong started a new party, OneBC, but Brodie said they had a falling out over a staffer. That’s just one of Armstrong’s controversies while in office.

“The message we’re hearing from people across the riding is that they want better representation,” said Plant. “This campaign is about giving voters the opportunity to decide whether Tara Armstrong still has their confidence.”

There has never been a successful recall campaign in B.C.’s history.

Find out more on the recall campaign’s website, including how to volunteer.