by Alex Zielinski • Jul 7, 2021 at 3:33 pm Mayor Wheeler speaking to protesters during a July 2020 rally. NATHAN HOWARD / GETTY IMAGES By now, you've likely seen the neon green buttons affixed to activists' lapels and yard signs popping up in Portland neighborhoods declaring, "Total Recall"—the clever name of the local campaign to recall Mayor Ted Wheeler. While the campaign has been simmering since Wheeler was elected to a second mayoral term in November 2020, the organizers behind the movement were forced to wait until July 1—six months after Wheeler's term began—before officially filing their recall petition with the city's Election Office. With that behind them, the campaign is poised to kick off a volunteer-driven signature gathering campaign Friday.