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Bonnie Conner recall, Hinsdale, Massachusetts (2015)
| Hinsdale Select Chair recall |
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| Officeholders |
| Recall status |
| Recall election date |
| June 27, 2015 |
| See also |
| Recall overview Political recall efforts, 2015 Recalls in Massachusetts Massachusetts recall laws City council recalls Recall reports |
An effort to recall Select Chair Bonnie Conner in Hinsdale, Massachusetts from her position was launched in January 2015.[1] The recall election took place on June 27, 2015.[2] Conner was recalled.[3]
Recall election
Conner was defeated by John Genzabella in the recall election on June 27, 2015.[4][3]
Recall supporters
Conner is targeted for recall over her firing of Police Chief Nancy Daniels, transferring station attendant and custodian Bruce Stetson and allegedly repeatedly violating the Open Meetings Act.[1]
In June 2015, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission determined that Daniels was fired because of her gender and complaints made against Conner.[5]
Path to the ballot
- See also: Laws governing recall in Massachusetts
Supporters needed to collect signatures equal to 20 percent of the town's 1,400 voters - about 280. There was no set filing deadline.[1] Petitioners turned in more than 400 signatures.[6]
See also
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 WAMC, "Hinsdale Residents Takes First Step To Recall Select Chair," January 29, 2015
- ↑ Berkshire Eagle, "Hinsdale: Nomination papers available April 22," April 17, 2015
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 The Berkshire Eagle, "Hinsdale voters oust Select Board Chairwoman Bonnie Conner in recall election," June 27, 2015
- ↑ City of Hinsdale, "Sample Ballot," accessed June 10, 2015
- ↑ WAMC, "EEOC Determines Firing Of Hinsdale Police Chief Was Discriminatory," June 8, 2015
- ↑ Recall Elections Blog, "Massachusetts: Petitions handed in for Hinsdale Select Board Chair," March 27, 2015
