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Patrick Phair recall, Waupaca School District, Wisconsin (2021)
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An effort to recall Patrick Phair from his position on the Waupaca School District school board in Wisconsin did not go to a vote in 2021. Recall supporters did not submit signatures by the deadline.[1]
The recall effort began in June 2021. To get the recall on the ballot, recall supporters had to collect 1,701 signatures from residents of the school district in 60 days.[2]
Phair joined the seven-member school board in 2014. His term was due to expire in 2023.[3]
Recall supporters
The recall was started by Shelly Morzfeld, a resident of Waupaca. Morzfeld said the reason for the recall was Phair's behavior at a board meeting on May 21, 2021. At the board meeting, Phair became angry and criticized the board for not following advice from medical experts about mask use during summer school, according to the Waupaca County News. While speaking at the meeting, Phair used an expletive.[2]
Recall opponents
In response to the recall effort, school board President Stephen Johnson said, "Recall is a political effort and it's not for the members of the board to make a comment."[2]
Path to the ballot
- See also: Laws governing recall in Wisconsin
The notice of intent to circulate petitions was filed on June 23, 2021. Recall supporters had 60 days to collect 1,701 signatures from residents of the school district. The number of signatures was equal to 25% of voters in the school district who cast ballots in the 2018 gubernatorial election.[2]
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
- Waupaca School District, Wisconsin
- Recall campaigns in Wisconsin
- Political recall efforts, 2021
- School board recalls
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Footnotes
- ↑ Abbey Smith, “Email communication with Carol Beyer-Makuski, Business Mgr. Asst/Accountant, Waupaca School District" August 31, 2021
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Waupaca County News, "Recall petition filed," June 30, 2021
- ↑ Waupaca School District, "Board of Education," accessed July 1, 2021
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