Tag: 2023 recall elections
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2023 sees increase in recall attempts from 2022
In 2023, Ballotpedia covered 284 recall efforts against 418 officials. This was a slight increase in the number of recall efforts and a slight decrease in the number of officials targeted for recall compared to 2022, when we covered 267 recall efforts against 450 officials. The year with the greatest number of recall attempts covered…
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34 officials face recall elections on Nov. 7
Ballotpedia is covering recall elections against 34 officials on November 7, 2023. The elections against 28 of those officials are happening in Michigan. Another three are in Oregon, and the remaining three are split between Colorado, Ohio, and Texas. Thirteen of the 34 officials on recall ballots are city council members. Nine are city officials,…
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Three Michigan school board members face recall election Nov. 7
Recall elections against three of the seven members of the Sandusky Community School District school board in Michigan are being held on November 7, 2023. School board members Jason Trepkowski, Daniel Gerstenberger, and Jane Jacobson are on the ballot. Michigan recall elections function like special elections. The officials facing recall run against challengers, and whoever…
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Recall election scheduled for November 7, 2023, in Green Charter Township, Michigan
In Green Charter Township, Michigan, a recall election seeking to remove James Chapman (R) from his position as supervisor, Janet Clark (R) from her position as clerk, Denise MacFarlane (R) from her position as treasurer, and Roger Carroll (R) and Dale Jernstadt (R) from their positions as trustees is scheduled for November 7, 2023. Former…
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Oregon voters retain Democratic state Rep. Paul Holvey in recall election
Voters in Oregon retained state Rep. Paul Holvey (D) in a recall election on October 3, 2023. According to unofficial results, 90% of voters voted against recalling Holvey. The United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 555 initiated the recall effort in May. The union criticized Holvey for multiple reasons in the recall petition, including…