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Kathy Hoffman recall, Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction (2021)
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An effort to recall Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction Kathy Hoffman (D) was launched on February 11, 2021. Supporters of the recall had until June 11, 2021, to collect 574,832 signatures to require a recall election. No signatures were filed with the secretary of state's office by the deadline.[1]
Recall supporters criticized Hoffman over violating her oath of office.
Hoffman was elected as superintendent of public instruction in 2018 with 51.6% of the vote.
Recall supporters
The recall effort was organized by a group called We the People AZ Alliance. The recall petition was filed with the Arizona Secretary of State’s office on February 11, 2021, by Shelby Bush and Eric Wnuck.[2] The petition listed the following reasons for recall:
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We the People seek to recall State Superintendent Kathy Hoffman for violation of her oath of office A.R.S 38-231. She has disregarded the fundamental rights of Arizona citizens afforded by our United States and State of Arizona Constitution. We hereby withdraw our support.[3] |
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| —Kathy Hoffman Recall Petition Language[2] | ||
Path to the ballot
- See also: Laws governing recall in Arizona
A recall can be filed against any public officer on any grounds. The recall may not be filed until after the elected official has been in office in his or her first term for at least six months. This six-month limit does not apply to state legislators. In the case of state legislators, a recall petition may commence five days after the start of their first legislative session after their election. In the case of other elected officials, there is no six-month limit for subsequent terms in office.[4]
A recall petition must be filed at the office in which the officer being recalled files for nomination. The petition must contain a general statement explaining the recall, and it may not exceed 200 words. This petition must be signed by the sponsors who swear an oath that all signatures collected will be valid signatures.
The number of signatures required to qualify a recall attempt for the ballot is 25 percent of the number of votes cast in the last election for that office.
If enough signatures are gathered, a recall election will be held. All qualified candidates can run against the incumbent. Whoever gets the most votes wins the office. If the incumbent wins he/she remains in office and no other recall can take place during that term unless the proponents pay the cost of the prior recall election.
Election history
2018
General election
General election for Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction
Kathy Hoffman defeated Frank Riggs in the general election for Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Kathy Hoffman (D)  | 51.6 | 1,185,457 |
 | Frank Riggs (R) | 48.4 | 1,113,781 | |
| Total votes: 2,299,238 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction
Kathy Hoffman defeated David Schapira in the Democratic primary for Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction on August 28, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kathy Hoffman | 52.3 | 254,566 |
 | David Schapira | 47.7 | 232,419 | |
| Total votes: 486,985 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction
Frank Riggs defeated Robert Branch, incumbent Diane Douglas, Tracy Livingston, and Jonathan Gelbart in the Republican primary for Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction on August 28, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Frank Riggs | 21.8 | 124,872 |
 | Robert Branch | 21.8 | 124,623 | |
 | Diane Douglas | 21.2 | 121,452 | |
| Tracy Livingston | 20.2 | 115,778 | ||
| Jonathan Gelbart | 14.9 | 85,511 | ||
| Total votes: 572,236 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ This information was gathered through an email to the Arizona secretary of state's office on June 15, 2021.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Arizona Secretary of State, "Recall Kathy Hoffman," accessed March 4, 2021
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Arizona Daily Star, "Dupnik recall effort gets another non-Pima boost - this time from Idaho," February 6, 2011
