Jared Polis recall, Governor of Colorado (2022)

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Gov. Jared Polis recall
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Officeholders
Jared Polis (D)
Recall status
Did not go to a vote
Signature requirement
631,266 signatures
See also
Recall overview
Political recall efforts, 2022
Recalls in Colorado
Colorado recall laws
Gubernatorial recalls
Recall reports

An effort to recall Colorado Gov. Jared Polis (D) was launched on February 24, 2022. Supporters of the recall had up to 60 days—or no later than April 25, 2022—to collect 631,266 signatures to require a recall election. According to Colorado Pols, the recall committee on April 25 requested an extension for the recall effort.[1] The extension was not approved and no signatures were submitted for the recall effort.[2]

Polis was elected as Colorado's governor in 2018 with 53.4% of the vote. Prior to the 2018 election, John Hickenlooper (D) served as governor from 2011 to 2019.

To read about other recall efforts related to the coronavirus and government responses to the pandemic, click here.

Recall supporters

The recall petition was introduced by Lori Ann Cutunilli and Gregory Allan VanDell. It was approved for circulation on February 24, 2022. The recall petition listed the following reasons for recall:[3]

Jared Polis betrayed the office of Colorado Governor, abandoned his Oath and is derelict in his duties.

  • In 2020 Paid personal/business associates $1.7 million to track citizen’s movements via cellphones, including FB mask and vaccine data.
  • In 2020 illegally Paid ex-interim Chief of Staff $155,000 for Covid assistance.
  • Mandated Vaccines for State employees and contractors; CDPHE Mandated Vaccines for Medical Personnel and First Responders to remain employed.
  • Bill SB21-260 increases State Fees to raise $5.4 Billion; No Voter Approval.
  • Bill SB20-217 handicapped Law Enforcement; removed qualified immunity, requiring expensive body cameras.
  • Allowed Rioters to vandalize Capitol building without repairing for months.
  • Order 260 placed Covid positive patients in Nursing Homes/College Dorms.
  • Unaccounted $1 Billion in Taxpayer Unemployment Funds.
  • Millions to School Districts to inflict Covid Restrictions on school children: Masking, Distancing, Testing, Quarantining, Isolating, Tracking and Tracing; In-school Vaccine Clinics.
  • Executive Order D2021-135 giving State control of hospital admissions/refusals/transfers to Nursing Homes and College Dorms.
  • Worth $400 million, paid No Federal Income Taxes 2013-2015[4]

Path to the ballot

See also: Laws governing recall in Colorado

First, a recall petition must be filed with the office in which nomination petitions are filed for the office that is being recalled. Generally, this office is the Colorado Secretary of State. The petition must include a statement of no less than 200 words explaining the ground on which the official is to be recalled. This regulation is for the benefit of citizens who will sign the petition.

After the petition is approved by the Secretary of State, circulation of the petition may begin. Petitioners have 60 days to gather the proper number of signatures. The number of valid signatures required to force a special recall election is 25% of the votes cast in the last election for the official being recalled. After the proper number of signatures have been gathered the petition is submitted to the office in which it was filed to be deemed sufficient. This entails verifying the signatures. Once the petition has been deemed sufficient, the office in which it was filed will deliver the petition along with a certificate of its sufficiency to the governor who will then set a date for the recall election.

Recalls related to the coronavirus

See also: Recalls related to the coronavirus (COVID-19) and government responses to the pandemic

Ballotpedia covered 35 coronavirus-related recall efforts against 94 officials in 2022, accounting for 13% of recalls that year. This is a decrease from both 2020 and 2021. COVID-related recalls accounted for 37% of all recall efforts in both 2020 and 2021. In 2020, there were 87 COVID-related recalls against 89 officials, and in 2021, there were 131 against 214 officials.

The chart below compares coronavirus-related recalls to recalls for all other reasons in 2020, 2021, and 2022.

Election history

2018

See also: Colorado gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2018
See also: Colorado gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2018 (June 26 Democratic primary)

General election

General election for Governor of Colorado

Jared Polis defeated Walker Stapleton, Scott Helker, and Bill Hammons in the general election for Governor of Colorado on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Jared Polis
Jared Polis (D)
 
53.4
 
1,348,888
Image of Walker Stapleton
Walker Stapleton (R)
 
42.8
 
1,080,801
Scott Helker (L)
 
2.8
 
69,519
Image of Bill Hammons
Bill Hammons (Unity Party)
 
1.0
 
25,854

Total votes: 2,525,062
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Governor of Colorado

Jared Polis defeated Cary Kennedy, Michael Johnston, and Donna Lynne in the Democratic primary for Governor of Colorado on June 26, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Jared Polis
Jared Polis
 
44.5
 
283,340
Image of Cary Kennedy
Cary Kennedy
 
24.7
 
157,396
Image of Michael Johnston
Michael Johnston
 
23.5
 
149,884
Image of Donna Lynne
Donna Lynne
 
7.3
 
46,382

Total votes: 637,002
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Governor of Colorado

Walker Stapleton defeated Victor Mitchell, Greg Lopez, and Doug Robinson in the Republican primary for Governor of Colorado on June 26, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Walker Stapleton
Walker Stapleton
 
47.7
 
239,861
Victor Mitchell
 
30.1
 
151,585
Image of Greg Lopez
Greg Lopez
 
13.2
 
66,432
Image of Doug Robinson
Doug Robinson
 
9.0
 
45,327

Total votes: 503,205
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Historical governor recalls

From 2003 to 2021, Ballotpedia tracked 118 gubernatorial recall efforts against 25 different governors. During that time, three recalls made the ballot and one governor was successfully recalled. Former California Gov. Gray Davis (D) was recalled by voters in 2003. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) was chosen as Davis' replacement. The only other governor to ever be successfully recalled was former North Dakota Gov. Lynn Frazier (R) in 1921. In 2012, Wisconsin voted to retain former Gov. Scott Walker (R) in the recall election. He received 53.1% of the vote. In 2021, California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) was retained by voters.

See also

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Footnotes

  1. Colorado Pols, "Recall Polis People Ask for More Time to Fail," April 25, 2022
  2. This information was provided to Ballotpedia by an election's official on May 6, 2022.
  3. Colorado Secretary of State, "Recall Statement of Grounds and Cost Estimate," accessed March 1, 2022
  4. Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.