SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — A Springfield City Council member is at the center of a recall effort over his response to topless rallies at which women protest unequal rights.  Councilman Justin Burnett successfully pushed for a change in Springfield’s indecent exposure ordinance in response to the Free the Nipple movement.

A Facebook group called “Remove Justin Burnett from City Council” has nearly 1,000 members, while a group in support of Burnett has almost 1,500 members.

Opponents need to collect about 1,900 signatures on a petition to put Burnett’s recall on a ballot.  If the effort is successful, voters will decide next March whether he should be removed from office.