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Chad Kaiser recall, Stutsman County, North Dakota (2016)
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An effort to recall Chad Kaiser in Stutsman County, N.D., from his position as sheriff was launched in March 2016. The recall did not go to a vote.
Tim Greshik, chairman of the recall committee, said they were seeking a recall due to corruption related to the termination of Deputy Elizabeth Kapp in February 2016. "By corruption I mean the whole reason she was fired," Greshik said. "The investigation initialized by Chad [Kaiser] was conducted by Jason Falk, who Liz had made the original complaint against."[1]
Background
Elizabeth Kapp accused Jason Falk of improperly using a Sheriff's Office vehicle to tow a personal boat. She made the accusation verbally in October 2015 and submitted it in writing through an attorney in January 2016. Later there was a news tip that a deputy and Sheriff Kaiser's son had used a jet ski owned by the county. The tip fell flat, as the county does not own a jet ski. Jason Falk led the investigation, which did not tie the accusation to Kapp, but found that she had not cooperated with the investigation. It also found that she allegedly kept a book listing the misconduct of other deputies. Kapp was then terminated for violating the Peace Officer’s Code of Conduct and Stutsman County policy.[1]
Greshik said that neither Kapp nor anyone close to her was involved in the recall effort.[1]
Path to the ballot
- See also: Laws governing recall in North Dakota
The number of valid signatures required to force a recall election was 2,330, which is 25 percent of the number of people in the county that voted in the last gubernatorial election. Proponents of the recall had one year to collect the signatures.[1]
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