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Michael Vines recall, Isle of Wight County Public Schools, Virginia (2022)
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An effort to recall Michael Vines, one of the five members of the Isle of Wight County School Board in Virginia, began in March 2022.[1] A recall petition was submitted by Windsor resident Lewis Edmonds in March and was dismissed by a circuit court judge due to the petition signatures not being attested to under penalty of perjury, as required by Virginia law. Edmonds submitted a second recall petition against Vines in April 2022, which was dismissed in June by the same circuit court judge for not meeting the threshold for removal under state law.[2]
Virginia requires recall petitions to be signed by residents of the official's jurisdiction equal in number to 10% of the votes cast in the last election for that office.[3]
Vines was appointed to the board on November 8, 2021.[4]
Recall supporters
Supporters of the recall argue that Vines made “wildly inappropriate, defamatory, and discriminatory” remarks at school board meetings and criticized Vines for leaving parts of his economic interests form blank.[2]
Recall opponents
Opponents of the recall argued Vines' actions did not constitute “neglect of duty,” “misuse of office,” or “incompetence” under state law. Vines responded to the recall petition by stating: “I look forward to continue representing my community" and “I hope that this tainted view that’s been presented to the public does not hurt me in the fall.”[2]
Path to the ballot
- See also: Laws governing recall in Virginia
Virginia requires recall petitions to be signed by residents of the official's jurisdiction equal in number to 10% of the votes cast in the last election for that office.[3]
2022 recall efforts
- See also: School board recalls
Ballotpedia tracked 54 school board recall efforts against 123 board members in 2022. Recall elections against school board members were held on January 11, 2022, January 18, 2022, January 24, 2022, February 15, 2022, March 29, 2022, April 4, 2022, and November 8, 2022. The school board recall success rate was 7.3%.
The chart below details the status of 2022 recall efforts by individual school board member.
See also
- Isle of Wight County Public Schools, Virginia
- Recall campaigns in Virginia
- Political recall efforts, 2022
- School board recalls
- States that allow school board recalls
External links
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- Isle of Wight County Schools
- Isle of Wight County Voter Registration and Elections
Footnotes
- ↑ The Smithfield Times, "Petition seeks to recall Vines from School Board," March 16, 2022
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 The Smithfield Times, "Vines recall petition dismissed — again," June 22, 2022
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Code of Virginia, "§ 24.2-233," accessed June 30, 2022
- ↑ Isle of Wight County Schools, "Members," accessed June 30, 2022
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