OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Some critics of Omaha Mayor Jean Stothert have taken a step toward mounting a recall drive.

The Omaha World-Herald reports that a group called the Coalition to Recall Stothert filed paperwork earlier this month to raise funds for a possible recall petition drive. Organizers would have to gather the signatures of nearly 35,000 Omaha voters to force a recall election.

Spokeswoman Heather Aliano said the group is recruiting volunteers and getting support from people angry about potholes , city trash contract changes and Stothert’s interactions with critics.

Stothert declined to comment about the group or its efforts. The Republican was first elected in 2013 and re-elected in 2017.