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Larry Langer and Robin LaPage recall, Alvo, Nebraska (2021-2022)
| Larry Langer and Robin LaPage recall |
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| Officeholders |
| Recall status |
Recall approved (LaPage) |
| Recall election date |
| February 15, 2022 |
| Signature requirement |
| See also |
| Recall overview Political recall efforts, 2022 Recalls in Nebraska Nebraska recall laws City council recalls Recall reports |
A recall election for Trustees Larry Langer and Robin LaPage took place on February 15, 2022, in Alvo, Nebraska.[1][2][3] Voters decided to recall LaPage by a margin of 27-12 votes, while they decided against recalling Langer by a margin of 22-17.[4]
The recall organizer alleged that Langer and LaPage had failed to adequately address a pile of tires at an Alvo recycler, which the state of Nebraska had previously identified as posing fire and health risks.[5]
Recall vote
Langer recall
Larry Langer recall, 2022
Larry Langer won the Alvo Board of Trustees recall election on February 15, 2022.
Recall Vote |
% |
Votes |
|||
Yes |
43.6
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17 | |||
| ✔ | No |
56.4
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22 | ||
Total Votes |
39 | ||||
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LaPage recall
Robin LaPage recall, 2022
Robin LaPage lost the Alvo Board of Trustees recall election on February 15, 2022.
Recall Vote |
% |
Votes |
|||
| ✖ | Yes |
69.2
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27 | ||
No |
30.8
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12 | |||
Total Votes |
39 | ||||
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Recall supporters
Resident Dennis Tempelmeyer initiated the recall effort.[2] The recall petition against Langer alleged that he had a conflict of interest by serving on the board while also owning a recycling business in town. Nebraska regulators had required the business to reduce the number of tires piled in an Alvo scrapyard due to health and fire risks. Tempelmeyer alleged that Langer had not done enough as a board member to ensure the tire recycler complied with state law.[5]
According to the Lincoln Journal Star, the petition against LaPage alleged that she "misappropriated village funds and [was] 'actively disengaged' from her duties."[5]
Path to the ballot
- See also: Laws governing recall in Nebraska
Organizers were required to collect 18 signatures.[5] The Cass County Election Commission Office determined in September that organizers had collected enough signatures for a recall election to be scheduled.
However, on Oct. 5, the village board voted 5-0 against calling the recall election. Langer and LaPage did not recuse themselves from the vote. The recall organizer, Tempelmeyer, later filed a lawsuit against the Alvo Village Board for declining to call the recall election. The election was later scheduled for February 15, 2022.[6][1]
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.
See also
- Recall campaigns in Nebraska
- Political recall efforts, 2021
- Political recall efforts, 2022
- City council recalls
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Daily Nonpareil, "Alvo board sets date for recall; mountain of scrap tires growing once again," December 20, 2021
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 US News & World Report, "Nebraska Village Sued for Refusing to Allow Recall Vote," November 2, 2021
- ↑ Omaha World Herald, "Nebraska village board sued for failing to call recall election on two members," November 2, 2021
- ↑ Norfolk Daily News, "Alvo voters oust one, keep one in village board recall," February 15, 2022
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Lincoln Journal Star, "Alvo scrap yard shrinks mountain of tires, but still not in compliance," November 2, 2021
- ↑ Lincoln Journal Star, "Alvo village board sued for failing to call recall election on two members," November 5, 2021
