Andy Grosshans recall, Waverly School District 145, Nebraska (2021-2022)
| Waverly School District 145 recall |
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| Recall status |
| Recall election date |
| January 11, 2022 (mail-in) |
| Signature requirement |
| See also |
| Recall overview Political recall efforts, 2022 Recalls in Nebraska Nebraska recall laws School board recalls Recall reports |
A recall election against Andy Grosshans, the Ward 4 representative of the Waverly School District 145 in Nebraska, was held in January 2022. Mail-in ballots had to be turned in to the Lancaster County Election Commission by January 11, 2022.[1] A majority of voters cast ballots against the recall, keeping Grosshans in office.[2]
The recall effort began in September 2021. Recall supporters had until October 30, 2021, to collect 88 signatures to put the recall on the ballot.[3]
Recall supporters said they began the effort due to Grosshans' vote to extend an emergency resolution giving the superintendent the power to "develop rules and regulations deemed necessary for the government and health of the district’s students and devise any means as may seem best to secure regular attendance and progress of students at school," according to The Waverly News. The school board initially passed the emergency resolution in April 2020 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. In July 2021, the board voted to extend the resolution through the 2021-2022 school year.[3]
Grosshans was elected to the six-member board in 2008. He was re-elected as a write-in candidate in the general election on November 3, 2020, after no other candidates filed to run in the race.[3][4]
To read about other recall efforts related to the coronavirus and government responses to the pandemic, click here.
Recall vote
Andy Grosshans recall, 2022
Andy Grosshans won the Waverly School District school board Ward 4 recall election on January 11, 2022.
Recall Vote |
% |
Votes |
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Yes |
17.3
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115 | |||
| ✔ | No |
82.7
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548 | ||
Total Votes |
663 | ||||
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Recall supporters
The recall petition was filed by Rebecca Kellner-Ratzlaff. She said she started the recall effort due to Grosshans "voting for and supporting the emergency resolution for the 2020-2021 and 2021-2022 school years." Kellner-Ratzlaff went on to say, "In passing this resolution, Mr. Grosshans silences the representation he was elected to uphold by his constituents."[3]
Recall opponents
In response to the recall effort, Grosshans submitted the following statement:[3]
| “ | For 12+ years, I have worked hard to make well-informed decisions to provide the students of District 145 with a safe environment in which to receive an outstanding education. In these difficult times, I hope for continued understanding and patience as we use key resources and area experts to do what’s in the best interest of all students.[5] | ” |
Path to the ballot
- See also: Laws governing recall in Nebraska
Recall supporters filed the recall petition on September 7, 2021, and picked up the petitions on September 30, 2021. They had until October 30, 2021, to collect 88 signatures to put the recall on the ballot. The number of signatures was equal to 35% of the total votes cast in the last election for the office.[3] Recall supporters submitted signatures on October 29, 2021.[6]
About the district
Waverly School District 145 is located in Lancaster County, Nebraska. It is classified as a rural school district by the National Center for Education Statistics. The district served 2,122 students during the 2018-2019 school year and comprised five schools.[7]
During the 2018-2019 school year, 20.7% of the district's students were eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 0.2% were English language learners, and 15.2% of students had an Individual Education Plan (IEP).[8]
| Racial Demographics, 2018-2019 | ||
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| Race | Waverly School District 145 (%) | Nebraska K-12 students (%) |
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 0.5 | 1.3 |
| Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander | 0.3 | 2.8 |
| Black | 0.7 | 6.6 |
| Hispanic | 2.0 | 19.2 |
| Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| Two or More Races | 1.2 | 3.9 |
| White | 95.3 | 66.0 |
Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.
Ballotpedia covered 35 coronavirus-related recall efforts against 94 officials in 2022, accounting for 13% of recalls that year. This is a decrease from both 2020 and 2021. COVID-related recalls accounted for 37% of all recall efforts in both 2020 and 2021. In 2020, there were 87 COVID-related recalls against 89 officials, and in 2021, there were 131 against 214 officials.
The chart below compares coronavirus-related recalls to recalls for all other reasons in 2020, 2021, and 2022.
2022 recall efforts
- See also: School board recalls
Ballotpedia tracked 54 school board recall efforts against 123 board members in 2022. Recall elections against school board members were held on January 11, 2022, January 18, 2022, January 24, 2022, February 15, 2022, March 29, 2022, April 4, 2022, and November 8, 2022. The school board recall success rate was 7.3%.
The chart below details the status of 2022 recall efforts by individual school board member.
2021 recall efforts
- See also: School board recalls
Ballotpedia tracked 92 school board recall efforts against 237 board members in 2021. Recall elections against 17 board members were held in 2021. The school board recall success rate was 0.42%.
The chart below details the status of 2021 recall efforts by individual school board member.
See also
- Waverly School District 145, Nebraska
- Waverly School District 145, Nebraska, elections (2020)
- Recall campaigns in Nebraska
- Political recall efforts, 2021
- Political recall efforts, 2022
- School board recalls
- States that allow school board recalls
External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- Waverly School District 145
- Lancaster County Election Commissioner
Footnotes
- ↑ The Waverly News, "Grosshans to face recall election," December 1, 2021
- ↑ Lincoln Journal-Star, "Waverly school board president survives recall election," January 11, 2022
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 The Waverly News, "Grosshans recall effort continues," October 20, 2021
- ↑ Waverly School District 145, "Board of Education," accessed October 27, 2021
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Abbey Smith, “Email communication with David J. Shively, Lancaster County Election Commissioner," November 1, 2021
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Search for Public School Districts," accessed March 8, 2021
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Public Elementary/Secondary School Universe Survey," accessed March 8, 2021
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