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Hannah Rupprecht recall, Red Cloud Community Schools, Nebraska (2025)
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An effort to recall Hannah Rupprecht from her position on the Red Cloud Community Schools school board in Nebraska did not go to a vote after recall organizers did not collect sufficient signatures to trigger a recall election.[1]
Recall supporters
Red Cloud resident Jason VanNostrand began the effort to recall Rupprecht. Regarding the reason for the recall effort, VanNostrand said that "with the separation that’s going on between the school board and the superintendent down here, that’s going to cost our taxpayers a lot of money in the school district. We’re going to lose quite a bit of money there. And I don’t think that’s even being thought of right now."[1]
Recall opponents
In a Facebook post about the recall effort after it had ended, Rupprecht wrote in part, "The attacks weren’t about policy or process and NEVER were backed with evidence; they were purely personal and political."[2]
Path to the ballot
- See also: Laws governing recall in Nebraska
No specific grounds are required for recall in Nebraska.[3] 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.[4] Petition signatures must be filed within 30 days of the filing clerk issuing the petitions.[5]
2025 recall efforts
- See also: School board recalls
Ballotpedia tracked 29 school board recall efforts against 55 board members in 2025. Recall elections against three board members were approved by voters on April 22, 2025, and June 10, 2025, removing all three from office. One recall election against a board member was approved on November 4, 2025, and one recall effort against a board member was defeated. Recall elections against three other members were also held on November 18, 2025, with voters retaining all three members.
The chart below details the status of 2025 recall efforts by individual school board member.
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 2025 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
- Ballotpedia's Recall Report
- Red Cloud Community Schools, Nebraska
- Red Cloud Community Schools, Nebraska, elections
- Recall campaigns in Nebraska
- Political recall efforts, 2025
- School board recalls
- States that allow school board recalls
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 KSNB, "Recall petition fails in Red Cloud school board dispute," November 26, 2025
- ↑ Facebook, "Hannah Lou Rupprecht," accessed December 9, 2025
- ↑ 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
