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Guadalupe Guzman recall, Alisal Union School District, California (2014)
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An effort to recall Guadalupe Guzman from his position on the Alisal Union School District Board of Trustees was launched in August 27, 2014, but failed to move forward. Guzman reported that he was served with recall papers by members of Meredith Ibarra's family. Ibarra was recalled from the board on September 9, 2014. Guzman claims that the recall effort is retaliation for Ibarra's own recall.[1] According to Claudia Meléndez Salinas of The Monterey County Herald, "the effort did not qualify and nothing more has happened since then, Monterey Registrar of Voters Claudio Valenzuela said [October 9, 2014]."[2]
Recall supporter arguments
According to Guzman, the papers he was served with contained no specific claims against him for the recall, but criticized the board broadly. This included an accusation that the board was not investigating Superintendent John Ramirez Jr. thoroughly enough in a sexual harassment case and that it was not spending district funds appropriately.[1]
Guzman's response
Guzman responded to being served the recall Notice of Intent, saying,
| “ | I feel confident. I am not doing anything illegal. I was elected by the people. We're not looking at the past. At this point the board is taking the right direction to get the district up and running.[1][3] | ” |
| —Guzman (2014) | ||
Path to the ballot
- See also: Laws governing recall in California
The recall process began with the submission of recall papers to Guzman on August 27, 2014, but the effort did not qualify.
For the process to have moved forward, a copy of the Notice of Intention would have been submitted to the Salinas City Clerk. Guzman would then have had seven days after that submission to provide a response to the claims made in the notice. The Monterey County Elections Department would have then determined whether or not the recall language on the petition fits within state regulations. Then, the petition could have been circulated for signature gathering.[4][1]
See also
- Recall campaigns in California
- Political recall efforts, 2014
- School board recalls
- Meredith Ibarra recall, Alisal Union School District, California (2014)
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Additional reading
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 The Californian, "New Alisal School board recall effort targets Guzman," September 2, 2014
- ↑ The Monterey County Herald: School Bytes, "Total recalls at the Alisal, Salinas City Elementary districts," October 9, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Monterey County Clerk, "Recall Guide," August 14, 2013
