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Martin Hayes and Colleen Volkmer recall, Brownville, Nebraska (2024)
| Martin Hayes and Colleen Volkmer recall |
|---|
 |
| Officeholders |
Colleen Volkmer |
| Recall status |
| Recall election date |
| November 5, 2024 |
| See also |
| Recall overview Political recall efforts, 2024 Recalls in Nebraska Nebraska recall laws City council recalls Recall reports |
An election to recall Martin Hayes and Colleen Volkmer was scheduled for November 5, 2024, in Brownville, Nebraska. Voters recalled Hayes and Volkmer.[1][2]
An earlier recall election was held on October 10, 2023. To read more about the earlier recall effort, click here.
Recall vote
Hayes recall question
Martin Hayes recall, 2024
Martin Hayes lost the Village of Brownville Board of Trustees recall election on November 5, 2024.
Recall Vote |
% |
Votes |
|||
| ✖ | Yes |
73.2
|
71 | ||
No |
26.8
|
26 | |||
Total Votes |
97 | ||||
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Volkmer recall question
Colleen Volkmer recall, 2024
Colleen Volkmer lost the Village of Brownville Board of Trustees recall election on November 5, 2024.
Recall Vote |
% |
Votes |
|||
| ✖ | Yes |
75.0
|
72 | ||
No |
25.0
|
24 | |||
Total Votes |
96 | ||||
|
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Recall supporters
Shane Sailors was the primary circulator of the petitions. The reasons given for the recall effort included failing to listen to residents' concerns, failure to act on residents' concerns, not spending taxpayer money responsibly, excessive spending on legal representation, and not allowing access to the town hall and village clerk.[1]
Path to the ballot
- See also: Laws governing recall in Nebraska
No specific grounds are required for recall in Nebraska.[3] The number of signatures required to put the recall on the ballot depends on the office type. A majority of offices require signatures equal to 35% of the total vote cast for that office in the last general election.[4] Petition signatures must be filed within 30 days of the filing clerk issuing the petitions.[5]
Recall context
- See also: Ballotpedia's Recall Report
Ballotpedia covers recall efforts across the country for all state and local elected offices. A recall effort is considered official if the petitioning party has filed an official form, such as a notice of intent to recall, with the relevant election agency.
The chart below shows how many officials were included in recall efforts from 2012 to 2024 as well as how many of them defeated recall elections to stay in office and how many were removed from office in recall elections.
See also
- Ballotpedia's Recall Report
- Brownville, Nebraska
- Recall campaigns in Nebraska
- Political recall efforts, 2024
- City council recalls
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 MSC News, "Recall effort targets Brownville Board members," August 19, 2024
- ↑ News Channel Nebraska, "Nemaha County election results," November 5, 2024
- ↑ Nebraska Legislature, "Nebraska Revised Statute 32-1304," accessed May 27, 2021
- ↑ Nebraska Legislature, "Nebraska Revised Statute 32-1303," accessed October 16, 2023
- ↑ Nebraska Legislature, "Nebraska Revised Statute 32-1305," accessed October 16, 2023
