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Recall of Sheila Benecke and Marlene Draper, Capistrano Unified School District, California (2008)
| Capistrano Unified School District School Board recall |
|---|
 |
| Officeholders |
Marlene Draper |
| Recall status |
| Recall election date |
| June 24, 2008 |
| See also |
| Recall overview Political recall efforts, 2008 Recalls in California California recall laws School board recalls Recall reports |
Sheila Benecke and Marlene Draper were recalled from the Capistrano Unified School District (CUSD) in California by their constituents on June 24, 2008.[1][2]
Organizers of the recall effort submitted 33,000 signatures to the Orange County Elections Office on January 28, 2008. A total of 20,493 signatures were required to force the recall.
Sue Palazzo and Ken Maddox were elected to the positions that became vacant when Benecke and Draper were removed from the board.
The recall election was estimated to cost $677,603.[3]
Recall supporters
Recall supporters accused Benecke and Draper of fostering "a culture of corruption at CUSD and for gross fiscal mismanagement."
After the recall was approved, recall committee spokesman Tom Russell said, "This is a complete repudiation of the dishonesty, corruption and fiscal irresponsibility we have fought against for so long. There's going to be hope and healing. That spirit will begin to take hold, and people will begin to coalesce around the things that have to happen. And that all comes with positive reform."
Recall opponents
Benecke said the recall effort was backed by a special interest group that was trying to gain control in the school district. "I think the public is being duped by some mean-spirited political activists who have found puppets to get them placed on our school board and now are looking for the recall election to give them a majority on this board. They plan to place their own people in hired positions in this school district," Benecke said.[4]
See also
- Recall campaigns in California
- School board recalls
- Recall of Ken Lopez-Maddox and Mike Winsten, Capistrano Unified School District, California (2010)
- Method of Electing Trustees of the Capistrano Unified School District (June 2010)
External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- Orange County Registrar of Voters
- Capistrano Unified School District
- Website of recall committee
Footnotes
- ↑ Red County, "Draper, Benecke recalled," June 25, 2008
- ↑ Orange County Registrar, "Capistrano district braces for change after recall," accessed June 25, 2008
- ↑ Orange County Register, "Capo recall qualifies for November ballot," June 22, 2010
- ↑ 89.3 KPCC, "Voters to Decide on Recall of Capistrano Unified Board Members," June 23, 2008
