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26 recalls on Tuesday -- A Recall Elections Scorecard
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Contributor | Scott³ |
Last Edited | Scott³ Nov 08, 2011 06:10pm |
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Category | News |
Author | Joshua Spivak |
News Date | Monday, November 7, 2011 12:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
Description | "Thanks to laws in some states tying recalls to election day, November 8 is shaping up to be a big, perhaps historic, recall day. According to my count (and this could be updated), there will be 26 separate recalls in 11 jurisdictions in 7 states.
The big news is the two state legislative recalls, including only the third recall of a state legislative leader in the country's history. These two elections may provide an interesting test of recalls and voter turnout. Usually, recalls held on the same day as a regularly scheduled election date should have higher voter turnout than a recall scheduled for a special election. However, these two elections are taking place on an off-year election, which would expect lower turnout. We'll see the results.
24 of these recalls are on the local level, and they are being held for a variety of reasons. Many are related to the economic downturn, but that should not obscure the fact that the recall has been on a steady upswing for at least 30 years. From my vantage point, technological changes have help drive the growth of the recall.
Without further ado, here's a list of the recall elections to be held on Tuesday. Thanks for the idea for this scorecard goes to David Nir at the Daily Kos, who suggested I create a list for readers of this blog."
Arizona:
Senate Majority Leader Russell Pearce
Superior -- Mayor
Salome -- School Board Member
California
Parlier -- four School Board Members (fight between the former superintendent and the current board -- the only member not facing a recall is supporting the recall of the other four)
Colorado:
Ellicott -- Two School Board Members
Michigan:
House Rep Paul Scott
Genesee Township -- four officials, Supervisor, Clerk, 2 Trustees
Taylor -- Mayoral Recall
North Dakota:
Genora -- One school board member
Texas:
Jasper -- Three City Council members
Killen -- Five City Council members, including Mayor Pro-Tem
Washington:
Quilcene -- Two Fire Commissioners |
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