Tag: recall
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Petitions to recall Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón approved for circulation
Petitions to recall George Gascón from his position as the Los Angeles County District Attorney in California were approved for circulation on Jan. 27. To get the recall on the ballot, supporters must collect 566,857 signatures by July 6. Recall supporters served Gascón with a notice of intent to recall on Dec. 7. They said…
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California county commission recall election to be held Feb. 1
A recall election against District 2 representative Leonard Moty on the Shasta County Board of Supervisors in California is scheduled for Feb. 1. Two questions are on the ballot. The first is a yes/no question asking voters whether or not they would like to recall Moty. The second is a replacement question listing candidates who…
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3 Nebraska school board members keep seats in Jan. 11 recall elections
The Waverly and Leyton school districts in Nebraska held recall elections on Jan. 11 against a total of three school board members. A majority of voters cast ballots against all three recalls, keeping the board members in office. Ward 4 representative Andy Grosshans was on the ballot in the Waverly School District 145. Recall supporters…
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Oregon school district to hold recall elections against two school board members Jan. 18
Recall elections against Dave Brown and Brian Shannon, the Zone 6 and 7 representatives on the Newberg School District school board in Oregon, respectively, are being held on Jan. 18. To get the recalls on the ballot, supporters had 90 days to collect signatures equal to 15% of the votes cast in the last gubernatorial…
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Two Nebraska school districts to hold recall elections Jan. 11
The Waverly and Leyton school districts in Nebraska are holding recall elections on Jan. 11 against a total of three school board members. Voters will be asked whether they are in favor of recalling the members from office with the option of voting yes or no. Ward 4 representative Andy Grosshans is on the ballot…
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Number of recall efforts soars to highest level since 2012
Ballotpedia tracked more recall efforts this year than any other year since we started compiling data on recalls in 2012. We identified 529 officials targeted for recall in 2021, compared to 301 in 2020 and 233 in 2019. The year with the second-most recalls was 2014 with 387 officials targeted for recall. Despite the increase…
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Voters defeat Wisconsin school board recall, keep member on board
A recall election against Gary Mertig, one of the five members of the Butternut School District school board in Wisconsin, was on the ballot on December 14, 2021. Nate Pritzl filed to run against Mertig in the election. Mertig received 53.7% of the votes in the election, defeating Pritzl and retaining his seat. Recall supporters…
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Kshama Sawant defeats recall effort
District 3 City Councilmember Kshama Sawant defeated a recall effort in Seattle, Washington. The election was held Dec. 7. As of Dec. 16, there were 306 more votes opposed to the recall than supporting it. Results will be certified Dec. 17. The Seattle Times reported, “Any challenged ballots resolved between the time votes were counted…
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Voters approve Nebraska county supervisor recall election
A recall election against Doris Karloff (R), District 2 representative of the seven-member Saunders County Board of Supervisors in Nebraska, was held on Dec. 14. A majority of voters cast ballots in favor of the recall to remove Karloff from office. The recall effort was started by Rhonda Carritt, a resident of Wahoo, Nebraska, which…
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Recall election to be held Dec. 14 against Wisconsin school board member
A recall election against Gary Mertig, one of the five members of the Butternut School District school board in Wisconsin, is on the ballot on Dec. 14. Nate Pritzl filed to run against Mertig in the election. Recall supporters said Mertig lied when he said community members would have input on the school district’s COVID-19…