Tag: recall

  • Recall election scheduled against Kansas county commissioner

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    A recall election against Brian Kinzie, District Two representative on the Labette County Commission in Kansas, has been scheduled for Dec. 7. Voters will be asked, “Shall Brian C. Kinzie be recalled from the office of 2nd District County Commissioner?” They will have the option to vote yes or no. The recall effort started after…

  • Signatures submitted to Loudoun County Circuit Court against school board member Atoosa Reaser

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    Supporters of a recall against six of the nine members of the Loudoun County Public Schools school board in Virginia submitted signatures against Vice Chairwoman and Algonkian District representative Atoosa Reaser on Nov. 18. Supporters said they filed 1,859 signatures. A total of 1,213 signatures are required to move the recall forward. The signatures were…

  • Signatures submitted to Loudoun County Circuit Court against school board member Brenda Sheridan

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    Supporters of a recall against six of the nine members of the Loudoun County Public Schools school board in Virginia submitted signatures against Chairwoman Brenda Sheridan on Nov. 9. Supporters said they filed 1,859 signatures. A total of 803 signatures are required to move the recall forward. The signatures were submitted to the Loudoun County…

  • Recall elections scheduled against two Nebraska school board members

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    Recall elections against two of the six members of the Leyton Public Schools Board of Education in Nebraska are being held on Jan. 11, 2022. Board members Suzy Ernest and Roland Rushman will be on the ballot. The recall petitions listed the district’s increased legal fees since January 2021 as reasons for the recall against…

  • Signatures submitted to Loudoun County Circuit Court against school board member Brenda Sheridan

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    Supporters of a recall against six of the nine members of the Loudoun County Public Schools school board in Virginia submitted signatures against Chairwoman Brenda Sheridan on Nov. 9. Supporters said they filed 1,859 signatures. A total of 803 signatures are required to move the recall forward. The signatures were submitted to the Loudoun County…

  • Recall election scheduled against California county supervisor

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    A recall election against District 2 representative Leonard Moty on the Shasta County Board of Supervisors in California has been scheduled for Feb. 1. The candidate filing deadline is Nov. 17. The recall effort began in April 2021 and was initially against three of the five members of the board. District 1 representative Joe Chimenti…

  • School board recalls in 2021

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    Ballotpedia has tracked 84 school board recall efforts against 215 board members in 2021. This is the highest number of school board recall efforts we have tracked in one year. The next-highest year was in 2010 with 38 recall efforts against 91 school board members. Between 2009 and 2020, Ballotpedia tracked an average of 28…

  • Kansas school board recall election defeated

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    A recall election seeking to remove Amy Sudbeck from her position as the District 1 representative on the Nemaha USD 115 Board of Education in Kansas was on the ballot on Nov. 2. The majority of votes were cast against the recall, keeping Sudbeck in office. The recall effort started after a majority of board…

  • Majority of voters decide to keep incumbents in Wisconsin school board recall

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    Recall elections seeking to remove four of the seven members of the Mequon-Thiensville School District Board of Education in Wisconsin were held on Nov. 2. A majority of voters cast ballots in favor of keeping board members Wendy Francour, Erik Hollander, Akram Khan, and Chris Schultz in office, defeating all four recalls. Cheryle Rebholtz ran…

  • Results of Newsom recall certified; 12.8 million total votes cast

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    On Oct. 22, 2021, California certified the results of the recall election targeting Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) on Sept. 14. Of the 12.8 million voters who participated in the election, 61.9% voted to retain Newsom, and 38.1% voted to recall. Forty-six candidates, including nine Democrats and 24 Republicans, ran in the election. Approximately 7.4 million…