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Adam Hahn recall, Columbia County, Wisconsin (2023)

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Columbia County Board of Supervisors recall
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Officeholders
Adam Hahn
Recall status
Recall approved
Recall election date
July 11, 2023
Signature requirement
238 signatures[1]
See also
Recall overview
Political recall efforts, 2023
Recalls in Wisconsin
Wisconsin recall laws
County commission recalls
Recall reports

An attempt to recall Columbia County District 10 Supervisor Adam Hahn in Wisconsin was initiated in 2023. A recall election was scheduled for July 11, 2023.[2] The recall effort succeeded when Derek Granquist defeated Hahn in the July 11 election.[3]

Recall vote

General election

General election for Columbia County Board of Supervisors District 10

Derek Granquist defeated incumbent Adam Hahn in the general election for Columbia County Board of Supervisors District 10 on July 11, 2023.

Candidate
%
Votes
Derek Granquist (Nonpartisan)
 
59.8
 
229
Adam Hahn (Nonpartisan)
 
40.2
 
154

Total votes: 383
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Recall supporters

The statement of intent to circulate a recall petition listed the following reasons for the recall attempt:[4]

Supervisor Adam Hahn has shown through his voting record, to be acting against the desires of his constituents. Along with his actions, or lack of, in full Board and Committee meetings, there has been additional behavior he has been involved in which is unbecoming of an elected official, such as lack of transparency and political intimidation of a fellow supervisor. [5]

Recall opponents

Hahn responded to the attempt by stating that the recall effort was a result of opposition to expanding solar power projects in the county. He acknowledged the opposition to these projects by voicing support for the ability of landowners to use their land how they choose. Hahn also argued that the county has little say over these projects, as the final decision rests with the Wisconsin Public Service Commission.[6]

Path to the ballot

See also: Laws governing recall in Wisconsin

In Wisconsin, the number of valid signatures required for a recall election is 25% of the number of persons that voted in the last preceding election for the office of governor within the electoral district of the officer sought to be recalled. Recall supporters needed to collect 238 signatures for this recall to reach the ballot.[1]

See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. 1.0 1.1 Ballotpedia staff, "Phone call with Columbia County Clerk," July 10, 2023
  2. Columbia County, Wisconsin, "NOTICE OF RECALL ELECTION," accessed July 10, 2023
  3. channel3000.com, "Columbia County supervisor recalled amid solar farm debate," July 11, 2023
  4. Ballotpedia staff, "Email communication with Columbia County Clerk," July 10, 2023
  5. Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
  6. channel3000.com, "Columbia County supervisor facing Tuesday recall vote says solar farm concerns behind effort," July 10, 2023