Tag: recall
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Recall election roundup: Wisconsin
Ballotpedia tracked one new recall effort against local officials in Wisconsin from July 17-23, bringing the yearly statewide total to two efforts against two officials. The most recent effort is: Lester Lewis recall, Taylor County, Wisconsin (2023): District 13 Supervisor Lester Lewis, Recall election on July 18, 2023. Supporters of the recall took issue with…
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Governor Roy Cooper (D) vetoes one bill from July 17-23
Governor Roy Cooper (D) vetoed one bill from July 17-23. He vetoed H219, which would have made “various changes to the laws affecting charter schools,” including easing enrollment restrictions and allowing charter schools to utilize property tax to fund capital needs. In his veto message, Cooper said, “This bill allowing more students to attend failing…
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Recall election roundup: Colorado
Ballotpedia tracked one new recall effort against local officials in Colorado from July 10-16, bringing the yearly statewide total to 12 efforts against 25 officials. The most recent effort is: Tommy Flower recall, Custer County, Colorado (2023): City Commissioner Tommy Flower. An attempt to recall Custer County District 3 Commissioner Tommy Flower in Colorado was initiated in…
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Recall election roundup: Texas
Ballotpedia tracked one new recall effort against local officials in Texas from July 10-16, bringing the yearly statewide total to five efforts against 10 officials. The most recent effort is: Jose Segarra and Ramon Alvarez recall, Killeen, Texas (2023): City Councilmen Ramon Alvarez and Jose Segarra. A recall petition against Alvarez and Segarra was filed in…
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Recall election roundup: Florida
Ballotpedia tracked one new recall effort against local officials in Florida from July 3-9, bringing the yearly statewide total to five efforts against four officials. The most recent effort is: Michele Myers and Cynthia Burton recall, Crescent City, Florida (2022-2023): Mayor Michele Myers and City Commissioner Cynthia Burton. Crescent City, City Commissioner Cynthia Burton Two recall attempts were…
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Recall election roundup: Wisconsin
Ballotpedia tracked one new recall effort against local officials in Wisconsin from July 3-9, bringing the yearly statewide total to one effort against one official. The most recent effort is: Adam Hahn recall, Columbia County, Wisconsin (2023): Columbia County District 10 Supervisor Adam Hahn. According to Ballotpedia’s email communication with the Columbia County clerk, the…
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Number of county commissioner recalls falls sharply in 2023
Ballotpedia has identified eight county commissioners (or equivalent county-level officeholders) targeted for recall across the country as of June 2023. This is a sharp decline from the 33 county commissioner (and equivalent) recall targets that had been tracked at this time in 2022. Recall attempts against county commissioners slowed significantly in the second half of…
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School board recalls remain high compared to pre-2020 average
Ballotpedia had tracked 30 school board recall efforts as of June 15, 2023, which, at roughly halfway through the year, was higher than the average of 27 school board recall efforts that were tracked per year between 2009 and 2020. In 2021, Ballotpedia tracked 92 school board recall efforts. That fell to 53 in 2022,…
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More city officials facing recall in 2023 than in 2020-2022
The number of city officials who had been included in recall efforts as of June 15, 2023, was higher than at a similar point in 2020, 2021, and 2022. Eighteen city officials had drawn recall efforts compared to four in 2022 and one in 2021. Ballotpedia did not track any recall efforts targeting city officials…
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New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell Challenges Lowered Signature Requirement in Recall Effort
New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell (D) filed two lawsuits on March 14, 2023, to challenge a consent judgment that was agreed upon by Louisiana Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin (R) and the organizers of the recall effort against Cantrell. The consent judgment, announced by Ardoin on March 1, 2023, revises the number of registered voters…