Demand the immediate resignation of Bellefonte Borough Council member Zach Kelly
Video of Council member Mr. Zach Kelly's public announcement of the ICE protest(click link to council meeting below). We do not approve of the use of his position, or resources provided by the taxpayer to promote such activities.
Bellefonte Borough Council Meeting on Monday 3/16/26 Comments by Mr Kelly can be seen by by advancing the video to near the end of the video, labeled Council Member Comments (time starts at 01:31:59)
Transcript of Mr Zach Kelly's public announcement of the ICE protest
"There will be a protest at the Bellefonte Courthouse this Wednesday March 18 at 7:00PM in regards to ICE encroachment into the community in general and the alleged detainment of an individual at the courthouse last week specifically. This is in part organized by the People's Defense Fund of Northern Appalachia and the Student Committee for Defense and Solidarity. I think it would be nice to see some community members come out and show their support for their neighbors and renew their committment to protecting against any and all illegal action or intimidation."
Recent Ice Detainee at Bellefonte(Possibly the reason for the protest)
Pictures of the protest crowd
Signs left in public space by ICE protesters
We, the citizens of Bellefonte Borough, demand the immediate resignation of Zach Kelly. On Monday March 16, during a televised meeting of Bellefonte Borough Council, Mr. Kelly used his position as a council member to promote a protest of ICE on Wed March 18 at our courthouse in Bellefonte. We do not approve of the use of his position, or resources provided by the taxpayer to promote such activities.
By signing this petition, we verify that we have made this decision by seeing the following evidence:
- video clip of his announcement and/or written transcript
- picture and list of offenses committed by an illegal alien that was recently detained by ICE in Bellefonte that may have prompted this protest
- pictures of the crowd and signs left behind in our public space by the group that was protesting