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Joni Wines, Nye County, Nevada, 1980
| Nye County Sheriff recall |
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| Officeholders |
| Recall status |
| Recall election date |
| February 5, 1980 |
| See also |
| Recall overview Political recall efforts, 1980 Recalls in Nevada Nevada recall laws Sheriff recalls Recall reports |
An effort to recall Joni Wines from her position as sheriff of Nye County, Nevada was launched. Wines was the first woman to be elected as sheriff in the state. After a rash of crime in the county, including a war between two competing brothel owners, a recall campaign was launched against Wines. She was successfully recalled on February 5, 1980 by a vote of 1,228 to 979.[1][2]
Path to the ballot
- See also: Laws governing recall in Nevada
Approximately 1,119 signatures were submitted, significantly more than the requsite 300 valid signatures, were submitted in order to force the recall effort to a vote.[3]
See also
Footnotes
- ↑ NewsReview.com, "Joni Wines 1926-2012," February 9, 2012
- ↑ The State of Sex: Tourism, Sex and Sin in the New American Heartland by Barbara G. Brents, Crystal A. Jackson, Kathryn Hausbeck, "The Nation's Eye on Legalized Prostitution," accessed February 5, 2014
- ↑ Pahrump Valley Times, "Back Then: 30 years ago this week," November 13, 2009
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