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Marcia Duncan recall, Ajo Unified School District, Arizona (2021)
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An effort to recall Marcia Duncan from her position on the Ajo Unified School District Governing Board in Arizona did not go to a vote in 2021. To get the recall on the ballot, supporters would have had to submit 169 signatures by April 16, 2021[1]
Recall supporters
The recall effort was led by Michael Robertson, husband of board member Windy Robertson.[2]
The application for a recall petition against Duncan included the following grounds:[3]
| “ | Governing Board Member Marcia Duncan does not assert the authority of her board member position to ensure transparency and accountability to the public, despite this being her most important responsibility as a board member. She repeatedly ignores agenda item requests from other board members, offering no explanation for her action. She is insensitive and non-responsive to the expressed needs and concerns of school district employees.[4] | ” |
Recall opponents
In response to the recall effort, Duncan said:[2]
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Education has been an important part of my life. I was a teacher for 38 years. I have a master's degree in Administration and Upon retirement, I served on the Board of Filucation in Gunnison, Colorado for 8 years. Shortly after I moved to Ajo, I was elected to be a of the Ajo Unified School Board. I have been on the Board for 9 years, the last three years as Board President. During this tenure, the Board ran smoothly, and the Board appreciated the work of the Staff that significantly increased the graduation rate for the Ajo High School and improved our school grades as well. l am sorry Board Member Windy Robertson and her husband think that I am not qualified for this position. A recall is a serious charge which I feel is unwarranted. However, regardless of the outcome of this accusation, I pledge to the of Ajo that I will continue to support the children of this town and help guide their education.[4] |
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Path to the ballot
- See also: Laws governing recall in Arizona
Recall supporters filed an application for a recall petition on December 17, 2020. They had until April 16, 2021, to submit 169 signatures to get the recall on the ballot. The effort failed to qualify for the ballot.[1]
2021 recall efforts
- See also: School board recalls
Ballotpedia tracked 92 school board recall efforts against 237 board members in 2021. Recall elections against 17 board members were held in 2021. The school board recall success rate was 0.42%.
The chart below details the status of 2021 recall efforts by individual school board member.
See also
- Ajo Unified School District, Arizona
- Recall campaigns in Arizona
- Political recall efforts, 2021
- School board recalls
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Pima County School Superintendent, "Recall Election Information," accessed June 22, 2021
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Ajo Copper News, "Recall petition circulating to oust Duncan from AUSD board," January 27, 2021
- ↑ Pima County School Superintendent, "Application for Recall Petition Serial Number: Marcia Duncan," accessed June 22, 2021
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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