Keith Payne and Don Roth recall, Grant County, North Dakota (2015)
| Grant County Board of Commissioners recall |
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Don Roth |
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| Recall overview Political recall efforts, 2015 Recalls in North Dakota North Dakota recall laws County commission recalls Recall reports |
Efforts to recall Keith Payne and Don Roth from their positions on the three-member board of commissioners for Grant County, North Dakota, were launched in April 2015 and approved for circulation on April 29, 2015. After failing to collect the necessary signatures by the deadline on August 25, 2015, petitioners abandoned the recall effort.[1]
The recall petitioners accused Keith Payne, the chairman of the board of commissioners, and Commissioner Don Roth of not being transparent, ignoring the public, spending money irresponsibly and raising taxes without voter approval.[2]
Recall supporters
Recall supporter arguments
Colleen Volk, a Grant County resident working on the recall campaigns, said, "They have raised taxes on us without a vote. They're doing a lot of things with out us being able to vote on it the [sic] JDA money that [sic] took that and did what they wanted with it. There are a lot of people really upset about it; everybody agrees it's time these commissioners be recalled and get them out of there."[2]
Recall opponents
Response from recall opponents
Payne declared that the recall accusations against him were not supported by evidence and explained that the board of commissioners worked hard to serve county residents using the revenue, personnel and mandates provided to them.[2]
Path to the ballot
- See also: Laws governing recall in North Dakota
In order to qualify the recall petitions for the ballot, petitioners needed to collect valid signatures equal to 25 percent of the county votes cast for gubernatorial candidates in the preceding gubernatorial election, which was in 2012, by August 25, 2015. This number amounted to 356 signatures from registered county voters for each targeted commissioner. Recall petitioners abandoned the recall effort after collecting about half of the required 356 signatures before the deadline. If the recall petition had been submitted and certified as sufficient, replacement candidates could have filed for nomination according to standard nominating procedure. The replacement candidate who got the most votes would have served out the remainder of the term.[1][2]
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Recent news
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