Carrie Oldenburg and Jessica Wiskes recall, Bohners Lake Sanitary District, Wisconsin (2024)
| Bohners Lake Sanitary District recall |
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| Officeholders |
Jessica Wiskes |
| Recall status |
| Recall election date |
| September 17, 2024 |
| Signature requirement |
| See also |
| Recall overview Political recall efforts, 2024 Recalls in Wisconsin Wisconsin recall laws Special district recalls Recall reports |
An effort to recall Commissioners Carrie Oldenburg and Jessica Wiskes from the Bohners Lake Sanitary District was started in 2024. On July 22, recall organizers presented the Town of Burlington with nearly 300 recall petition signatures, and 182 signatures were needed to trigger a recall election.[1] OIdenburg and Wiskes were both recalled in the election held on September 17, 2024.[2]
Recall vote
Oldenburg recall
General election
Special general election for Bohners Lake Sanitary District Commission
Amber Della Bianca defeated incumbent Carrie Oldenburg in the special general election for Bohners Lake Sanitary District Commission on September 17, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Amber Della Bianca (Nonpartisan) | 88.0 | 227 | |
| Carrie Oldenburg (Nonpartisan) | 12.0 | 31 | ||
| Total votes: 258 | |||
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Wiskes recall
General election
Special general election for Bohners Lake Sanitary District Commission
Brenda Szumski defeated incumbent Jessica Wiskes in the special general election for Bohners Lake Sanitary District Commission on September 17, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Brenda Szumski (Nonpartisan) | 89.6 | 233 | |
| Jessica Wiskes (Nonpartisan) | 10.4 | 27 | ||
| Total votes: 260 | |||
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Recall supporters
Recall organizers claim that commissioners mishandled issues related to water quality and sewer maintenance. They also cited the commissioners' decision to disband an advisory group, the Bohners Lake Management Committee, that consisted of volunteer members in the district.[3]
Recall opponents
Oldenburg has said that recall organizers are focused on lake issues rather than issues related to sanitary sewer care that affects the entire area. As of 2024, Ballotpedia had not identified a response from Wiskes.[3]
Path to the ballot
- See also: Laws governing recall in Wisconsin
No specific grounds are required for recall in Wisconsin. To get the recall on the ballot, supporters must collect signatures equal to 25% of the votes cast in the last gubernatorial election in the relevant jurisdiction. Signatures must be collected within 60 days.[4]
Recall context
- See also: Ballotpedia's Recall Report
Ballotpedia covers recall efforts across the country for all state and local elected offices. A recall effort is considered official if the petitioning party has filed an official form, such as a notice of intent to recall, with the relevant election agency.
The chart below shows how many officials were included in recall efforts from 2012 to 2024 as well as how many of them defeated recall elections to stay in office and how many were removed from office in recall elections.
See also
- Racine County, Wisconsin
- Recall campaigns in Wisconsin
- Political recall efforts, 2024
- Special district recalls
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Recall Elections Blog, "Wisconsin: Bohners Lake Sanitary District Commissioners facing September 17 vote ," accessed September 18, 2024
- ↑ Racine County Elections, "Election Summary Report," accessed September 18, 2024
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 The Journal Times, "Bohners Lake residents seek recall election of sanitary district commissioners," accessed September 18, 2024
- ↑ Wisconsin Statutes, "9.10 Recall." accessed October 17, 2023
