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Gerald Antinoro recall, Storey County, Nevada (2017)
| Storey County Sheriff recall |
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| Officeholders |
| Recall status |
| Recall election date |
| April 11, 2017 |
| See also |
| Recall overview Political recall efforts, 2017 Recalls in Nevada Nevada recall laws Sheriff recalls Recall reports |
An effort to recall Gerald Antinoro in Storey County, Nevada, from his position as sheriff was launched in November 2016. Signatures were certified in February 2017 and the recall was set for April 11, 2017. The recall effort was defeated by voters.[1]
Recall supporters alleged that the county had been required to pay for an investigator to look into sexual harassment claims against Antinoro and for settlements in two wrongful termination cases. Antinoro said that he had done nothing wrong and that those who sought his recall wanted him out so that they could control the sheriff's office.[2]
Recall vote
| Recall of Gerald Antinoro | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Recall | 601 | 40.5% | ||
 Retain | 883 | 59.5% | ||
| Election results via: Nevada Appeal (April 11, 2017) | ||||
Recall supporters
A group of residents initiated the recall due to the money spent by the county in settling employees' claims against Antinoro. "He has created, basically, an HR cesspool in the sheriff's department because he ... has a tendency to work his power on his subordinates," said Kris Thompson, a recall organizer. "And that has a financial cost to the county."[3][4]
"A highly qualified independent workplace investigator hired by Storey County found that Antinoro had engaged in repeated acts of sexual harassment of a married female subordinate," said Thompson in a statement released by the group. The statement also said that Antinoro did not attend the sexual harassment training that was conducted by the county, that he mistreated a subordinate who was campaigning against him, and that the county was required to pay $144,000 to settle two wrongful termination claims under Antinoro's leadership.[5]
Recall opponents
Antinoro released a statement about the recall effort in November 2016. An excerpt from that statement is below.
| “ | The recent announcement of a recall petition against me is a continuing attempt by specific interests to control the operations of the Sheriff’s Office. Starting with the last election in 2014, said interests have made countless allegations, filed lawsuits, proffered false statements, twisted information, and used the media and county commission meetings as platforms of attack. This is just one more in a long list; all the while being very short on factual information or evidence. In short, they are creating their own narrative – say something long enough and loud enough and people will begin to believe it even in the absence of proof.[6] | ” |
| —Gerald Antinoro[5] | ||
Path to the ballot
- See also: Laws governing recall in Nevada
Recall proponents had 90 days to collect 477 valid signatures, which was 5 percent of the votes cast in Antinoro's 2014 election. Organizers submitted signatures to the county clerk on February 8, 2017. They said that they had collected 577 signatures.[7] A total of 491 signatures were certified on February 24, 2017.[8] The special recall election was scheduled for April 11, 2017.[2]
Recent news
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See also
- Recall campaigns in Nevada
- County official recalls
- Political recall efforts, 2016
- Political recall efforts, 2017
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Nevada Appeal, "Storey County sheriff recall vote fails," April 11, 2017
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Reno Gazette-Journal, "Recall election for Storey County sheriff follows allegations of misconduct," March 13, 2017
- ↑ News4, "Only on News 4: Recall effort seeks to unseat Storey County's sheriff," November 11, 2016
- ↑ Las Vegas Sun, "Group files recall petition against Storey County Sheriff," November 22, 2016
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 KTVN, "Storey County Sheriff Releases Statement Concerning Recent Recall Effort," November 14, 2016
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ News 4, "Organizers for recall of Storey County sheriff submit signatures," February 8, 2017
- ↑ News 4, "Signatures for Storey County sheriff recall certified by secretary of state," February 23, 2017
