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Patricia Wagner recall, McCool Junction, Nebraska (2024-2025)
| Patricia Wagner recall |
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| Officeholders |
| Recall status |
| Recall election date |
| February 11, 2025 |
| Signature requirement |
| See also |
| Recall overview Political recall efforts, 2025 Recalls in Nebraska Nebraska recall laws City council recalls Recall reports |
An election to recall Village Board Trustee Patricia Wagner was held on February 11, 2025, in McCool Junction, Nebraska. A majority of voters voted in favor of the recall, removing Wagner from office. Recall organizers needed at least 42 valid signatures to trigger the recall election.[1][2]
Recall vote
Patricia Wagner recall, 2025
Patricia Wagner lost the Village of McCool Junction Board of Trustees recall election on February 11, 2025.
Recall Vote |
% |
Votes |
|||
| ✖ | Yes |
62.1
|
77 | ||
No |
37.9
|
47 | |||
Total Votes |
124 | ||||
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Recall supporters
Larry Blum organized the recall effort. Blum alleged that Wagner violated open meeting laws, behaved abusively toward employees, and directed businesses not to contact members of the village board and village clerk.[1]
Recall opponents
Regarding the recall effort, Wagner said, "To my knowledge I have followed the open meeting laws. I have never spoken abusively to any employee or member of the public, nor have I directed anyone to not speak to the village clerk or any board members, and request proof of all allegations."[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
- McCool Junction, Nebraska
- Recall campaigns in Nebraska
- Political recall efforts, 2024
- Political recall efforts, 2025
- City council recalls
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 10/11 NOW, "Recall election set for McCool Village Board member in February," December 11, 2024
- ↑ Nebraska Now, "Nebraska village votes to recall chairwoman of board of trustees," February 12, 2025
- ↑ 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
