Board of trustees recall, Somerset, Wisconsin (2020)
| Somerset Board of Trustees recall |
|---|
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| Officeholders |
Ken Putz James Chandler |
| Recall status |
| Recall election date |
| January 7, 2020 |
| See also |
| Recall overview Political recall efforts, 2020 Recalls in Wisconsin Wisconsin recall laws City council recalls Recall reports |
An effort in Somerset, Wisconsin, to recall Trustees Bartt Palmer, Ken Putz, and James Chandler was initiated in September 2019. Recall organizers gathered enough signatures to put the recall elections on the ballot. Palmer, Putz, and Chandler were defeated in recall elections held on January 7, 2020.[1][2]
Recall supporters
The recall effort was organized by a group called We Are Somerset in response to a vote in August 2019 by the village board to restrict tubers on the Apple River from exiting the river at Village Park. The owners of two tubing businesses in the town expressed concerns that the ordinance would negatively impact their business.[1][2]
Path to the ballot
- See also: Laws governing recall in Wisconsin
Recall organizers were required to gather valid signatures equal to 25% of the number of votes in the last preceding election for governor in the district. Petitioners needed to gather 220 valid signatures in 60 days. On November 26, 2019, Somerset Village Clerk Felicia Germain announced that enough signatures had been validated to put the recall elections on the ballot.[3]
See also
- Recall campaigns in Wisconsin
- Political recall efforts, 2019
- Political recall efforts, 2020
- City council recalls
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Fox 9, "Tubing controversy in Somerset, WI spurs successful grassroots recall election campaign," January 8, 2020
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 RiverTowns, "Somerset elects change in response to tubing ordinance," January 8, 2020
- ↑ RiverTowns, "VILLAGE OF SOMERSET: Notice of Recall Election," November 26, 2019
