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Enet Somers-Dehaney recall, Box Butte County, Nebraska (2023)
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An attempt to recall Box Butte County Public Defender Enet Somers-Dehaney in Nebraska was initiated in 2023. The recall effort ended when Somers-Dehaney resigned on September 5, 2023.[2]
Recall supporters
Recall supporters stated the following reasons for the recall attempt:[3]
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Ms. Somers-Dehaney has shown her incompetence as an attorney numerous times throughout her time in office. This incompetence has caused her to lose most of her caseload. This has resulted in Box Butte County having to hire outside counsel. Paying both outside counsel and Ms. Sommers-Dehaney has caused a depletion of county funds. [4] |
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Recall opponents
Ballotpedia did not identify a response to the recall from Somers-Dehaney.
Path to the ballot
- See also: Laws governing recall in Nebraska
No specific grounds are required for recall in Nebraska.[5] The number of signatures required to put the recall on the ballot depends on the office type. A majority of offices require signatures equal to 35% of the total vote cast for that office in the last general election.[6] Petition signatures must be filed within 30 days of the filing clerk issuing the petitions.[7]
See also
- Box Butte County, Nebraska
- Recall campaigns in Nebraska
- Political recall efforts, 2023
- County official recalls
External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- Box Butte County Public Defender
- Box Butte County Election Commissioner
Footnotes
- ↑ chadronradio.com, "Recall Petition Filed Against Box Butte County Public Defender," August 29, 2023
- ↑ Alliance Times-Herald, "Somers-Dehaney Resigns As Public Defender," September 13, 2023
- ↑ Scottsbluff Star-Herald, "Recall petition filed in Box Butte County," August 29, 2023
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Nebraska Legislature, "Nebraska Revised Statute 32-1304," accessed May 27, 2021
- ↑ Nebraska Legislature, "Nebraska Revised Statute 32-1303," accessed October 16, 2023
- ↑ Nebraska Legislature, "Nebraska Revised Statute 32-1305," accessed October 16, 2023
