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Political recall efforts, 2011
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Recalls are the process by which an elected official can be removed from office via a public vote. Click on the tabs below for more information about political recall efforts in 2011 by type of office. Click here to learn about how recall procedures vary from state to state.
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- Bell City Council recall, California (March 2011)
- Donald Kuehne and Joanne Ward recall, Hercules, California (2011)
- Frank Lopez recall, Vista, California (2011)
- Recall of the Bull Shoals City Council, Arkansas (2011)
- Michael Bowie recall, Lisbon, Maine (2011)
- Nancy Berry, Katy Marie Lyles and Dave Ruesink recall, College Station, Texas (2011)
- Donna Schatz recall, Jacksonville, Oregon (2011)
- Jim Luonuansuu recall, Newton Falls, Ohio (2011)
- Lucy Fess, Judy Terry, Joseph Wilson and Bill Vogt recall, Piqua City, Ohio (2011)
- Marcy Bartniczak recall, Worth Township, Michigan (2011)
- Kim Yordanich and Tom Lavender recall, Sharon Township, Michigan (2011)
- Herbert Frederick, Gerard McNamara and Scott Golden recalls, West Wildwood, New Jersey
- San Juan City Commission recall, San Juan, Texas (2011)
- Barbara McIntyre, Durlene Davis, and Cedric McDuffie, recall, Cleveland, Texas (2011)
- R.E. Eck Jr. recall, Apache Junction, Arizona (2011)
- Mitchell Lindemann recall, Douglas, Arizona (2011)
- Paul Joiner, Spencer Short and Tom Cosgrove recall, Lincoln, California (2011)
- Joe Riboli, Lauren Sinnott and David Ingham recall, Point Arena, California (2011)
- Tommy Adams, Willie Lee Land, and Terrya Norsworthy recall, Jasper, Texas (2011)
- Neal Knight, Jamie Minshall and Mari Gottwald recall, Cornelius, Oregon (2011)
- Avon Park City Council recall, Avon Park, Colorado (2011)
- Jack Lynch recall, Angels Camp, California (2011)
- Rudy Cabriales, Mike Rothschild and Jim Kennedy recall, Victorville, California (2011)
- Mike Demos, Peter Riordan, and Mike Berolini recall, Bridgewater, Massachusetts (2012)
- Jack Hoving and Kathryn Way recall, Lilley Township, Michigan (2011)
- William Noecker and Mike Gardner recall, Flushing Township, Michigan (2011)
- Patricia Wartella recall, Goodrich, Michigan (2011)
- Rodney Ross, Briant Titus and Judith Williams recall, Potterville, Michigan (2011)
- Board of Selectmen recall, Chelmsford, Massachusetts (2011)
- Daryl Dudley recall, Columbia, Missouri (2011)
- Dan Chin recall, Hanford, California (2011)
- Kevin Hudson recall, Vernonia, Oregon (2011)
- Willow Burch and Marilyn Nicks recall, Vernonia, Oregon (2011)
- Kathy Warmath recall, Lebananon, Tennessee (2011)
- James Watts and Jane Long recall, Rockwood, Tennessee (2011)
- Patrick Carty recall, Detroit, Oregon (2011)
- James Bradley recall, Detroit, Oregon (2011)
- Deanne Foster recall, Detroit, Oregon (2011)
- Russ Moon and Dave Langford recall, Rainier, Oregon (2011)
- Richard Conlin recall, Seattle, Washington (2011)
- Joanna Wilkinson and Horace West, Haines City, Florida (2011)
- James Johnson recall, Long Beach, California (2011)
- Recall of the Vincent City Council, Vincent, Alabama (2011)
- Dan Hawkins recall, Wymore, Nebraska (2011)
- John Chizek and Steve Duncan recall, Chadron, Nebraska (2011)
- Roger Swanepoel, Carlton Cress and Douglas Karau recall, Forest, Wisconsin (2011)
- Jesse James White recall, Riverbank, California (2011)
- Donald Cykowski recall, Easthampton, Massachusetts (2012)
- Barbara Cowell, Joe Winslow, Patricia Anderson, Jerry Lukkason and Jose Lizarraga recall, Quartzsite, Arizona (2011)
- Kenneth Elstein, George Archible and James Barry recall, Belchertown, Massachusetts (2011)
- John Mefford, Linda Layher, Dick Haigh and David Zelmer recall, Bertrand Township, Michigan (2011)
- Steve Fuhr, Wayne Bates, Kathy Sutton and Patricia Witte recall, Genesee Township, Michigan (2011)
- David Chipman, Dwain "Butch" Hardbarger Jr. and Paul Vidlak recall, Union, Nebraska (2011)
- Donald Hampton, Amy Kordosky, Glenn Fortune and Rayetta Clark recall, Oakridge, Oregon (2011)
- Guillermo Madrid Jr., Mary Garcia, Gloria Rodriguez, and Jesse Gandara Jr, recall, Socorro, Texas (2011)
- Gene Adkins, Theresa Bays and Alexander Sims recall, Emmett Charter Township, Michigan (2011)
- Scott Cosper, Larry Cole, Billy Workman, Kenny Wells, Juan Rivera, JoAnn Purser, and Ernest Wilkerson, recall, Killeen, Texas (2011)
- Recall of Mayor Acquanetta Warren and the Fontana City Council, Fontana, California (2011)
- Charles Slert, Kathryn Murray and Kelley Schellong recall, Crescent City, California (2011)
- Kyle Palmer, Judy Schmidt, Randal Thomas and Bill Cummins recall, Silverton, Oregon (2011)
- Lisa Manzella, Paul Viar, Richard Stathakis and Terri Kowal recalls, Shelby Township, Michigan (2011)
Mayors
- Michael Gomez recall, Douglas, Arizona (2011)
- Bell City Council recall, California (March 2011)
- Carlos Alvarez and Natacha Seijas recall, Miami-Dade County, Florida (2011)
- Jim Suttle recall, Omaha, Nebraska (2010-2011)
- Donald Kuehne and Joanne Ward recall, Hercules, California (2011)
- Rick Heiberg recall, Coulee City, Washington (2011)
- Willie Gandara recall, Socorro, Texas (2011)
- Nancy Berry, Katy Marie Lyles and Dave Ruesink recall, College Station, Texas (2011)
- Geraldine Sam recall, La Marque, Texas (2011)
- Lucy Fess, Judy Terry, Joseph Wilson and Bill Vogt recall, Piqua City, Ohio (2011)
- Mark Romanowski recall, Johnstown, Colorado (2011)
- Jerramiah T. Healy recall, Jersey City, New Jersey (2011)
- CP Craig recall, Lebanon, Missouri (2011)
- Bob Newell recall, Parkersburg, West Virginia (2011)
- Byron Robertson recall, Huachuca City, Arizona (2011)
- Paul Joiner, Spencer Short and Tom Cosgrove recall, Lincoln, California (2011)
- Jerry Amante recall, Tustin, California (2011)
- Virgie Thompson recall, Houston, Alaska (2011)
- Bobby Washington recall, Cullen, Louisiana (2011)
- Barbara Cameron recall, Williamsburg, Colorado (2011)
- William Lantigua recall, Lawrence, Massachusetts (2011)
- Joe Jaworski recall, Galveston, Texas (2011)
- Dave McGirr recall, Huron, South Dakota (2011)
- Neal Knight, Jamie Minshall and Mari Gottwald recall, Cornelius, Oregon (2011)
- John Sullivan recall, Cape Coral, Florida (2011)
- Dan Chin recall, Hanford, California (2011)
- Corina Esquijarosa recall, North Bay Village, Florida (2011)
- Judith Volta recall, Coburg, Oregon (2011)
- Jeffrey Lamarand recall, Taylor, Michigan (2011)
- Rodney Ross, Briant Titus and Judith Williams recall, Potterville, Michigan (2011)
- Brent Aspinwall recall, Emerado, North Dakota (2011)
- Deb Schmidt recall, Whitewood, South Dakota (2011)
- Bill Whalen recall, Ashland, Wisconsin (2011)
- Ed Foster recall, Quartzsite, Arizona (2011)
- Shari Buck recall, North Las Vegas, Nevada (2011)
- Michael Hing recall, Superior, Arizona (2011)
- Jim Nicita recall, Oregon City, Oregon (2011)
- James Watts and Jane Long recall, Rockwood, Tennessee (2011)
- John Chizek and Steve Duncan recall, Chadron, Nebraska (2011)
- Jim Nicola recall, Decatur, Nebraska (2011)
- James Bradley recall, Detroit, Oregon (2011)
- Duane Thul recall, Weston, Oregon (2011)
- Michael Hancock recall, Denver, Colorado (2011)
- Gale Pospisil recall, New Braunfels, Texas (2011)
- Juan Carlos Escamilla recall, San Luis, Arizona (2011)
- Tony Mack recall, Trenton, New Jersey (2011)
- Recall of the Vincent City Council, Vincent, Alabama (2011)
- Tony Petrocco recall, Marble, Colorado (2011)
- Donald Hampton, Amy Kordosky, Glenn Fortune and Rayetta Clark recall, Oakridge, Oregon (2011)
- Dan Porter, Donna Foster, Matt Keefauver, Robert Rime and Betty Swank recall, Cortez, Colorado (2011)
- Scott Cosper, Larry Cole, Billy Workman, Kenny Wells, Juan Rivera, JoAnn Purser, and Ernest Wilkerson, recall, Killeen, Texas (2011)
- Recall of Mayor Acquanetta Warren and the Fontana City Council, Fontana, California (2011)
- Charles Slert, Kathryn Murray and Kelley Schellong recall, Crescent City, California (2011)
Special district
- Rich Hurley, Dan Shilberg and Roxanne McCoy recall, Wolf Creek, Oregon (2011)
- Alfonso and Bibiano Rabago recall, Biola Community Services District Board, California (2011)
Sheriff
- Clarence Dupnik recall, Pima County, Arizona (2011)
- Randy Peck recall, Sedgwick County, Colorado (2011)
- Lauren Wild recall, Walsh County, North Dakota (2011)
- Mark Nelson recall, Cowlitz County, Washington (2011)
Gubernatorial
- Rick Snyder recall, Michigan (2011)
- Jan Brewer recall, Arizona (2011-2012)
- Scott Walker recall, Wisconsin (2011-2012)
School boards
- Nate Easley recall, Denver Public Schools, Colorado (2011)
- Recall of San Juan Island School Board, Washington (2011)
- Eileen Miranda Jimenez recall, West Covina Unified, California (2011)
- Donnie Dufour and Tommy Craig recall, DeSoto School Board, Louisiana (2011)
- Christopher Wright recall, Falcon School Board, Colorado (2011)
- Gary Lake and Stef Dickinson recall, Ellicott School District 22, Colorado (2011)
- Dorcas Brekel and Eric Windom recall, RE-1 School Board, Colorado (2011)
- Recall of the Bloomfield Hills School Board, Michigan (2011)
- Tracey Packard and Patricia Butler recall, Buena Vista School Board, Michigan (2011)
- Jesse Bryan recall, Salome School Board (November 2011)
- Anna Tavera-Weller and Terry Howell recall, Forest Grove School Board, Oregon (2011)
- Bob Parker recall, Howell School Board, Michigan (2011)
- Antoinette Lockett and Vera Perry recall, Flint School Board, Michigan (2011)
- Mike Baker, Larry Ferguson, and Gary Matson recall, Hitchcock County, Nebraska (2011)
- Brian Doernemann, Dan Wisnieski and Tim Meyer recall, Dodge School Board, Nebraska (2011)
- Rick Maldonado, David Torrez, Melissa Cano and Mary Helen Villanueva recall, Parlier Unified, California (2011)
- JoDiane Cornwell, Robert Norton and Robin Sexton recall, Rudyard Area Board of Education, Michigan (2011)
- Jay Chen, Norman Hsu, Joseph Chang and Anita Perez recall, Hacienda La Puente Unified, California (2011)
- Joe Kessel recall, Billings County School Board, North Dakota (2011)
- Jim Bratlien recall, Grenora School Board, North Dakota (2011)
County officials
- Fernando Armenta recall, Monterey County, California (2011)
- Carlos Alvarez and Natacha Seijas recall, Miami-Dade County, Florida (2011)
- Dale Washam recall, Pierce County, Washington (2011)
- Steve Tucker recall, Spokane County, Washington (2011)
- Brian Donnelly recall, Kalkaska County, Michigan (2011)
- Shirley Matson recall, Nye County, Nevada (2011)
- Bill Sutter recall, York County, Nebraska (2011)
- Shannon Sheldon recall, Armada, Michigan (2011)
County commissions
- David White, Gary Ellis and Ron Henderson recall, Montrose County, Colorado (2011)
- Craig Lutz recall, Hall County, Georgia (2011)
- Sandi Cassanelli recall, Josephine County, Oregon (2011)
- Al Switzer and Cheryl Hukill recall, Klamath County, Oregon (2011)
- Mary Andersen recall, Valencia County, New Mexico (2011)
- Richard Samuelson recall, Goodhue County, Minnesota (2011)
- Darren Spellman recall, Calaveras County, California (2011)
Congressional
State legislatures
- Russell Pearce recall, Arizona State Legislature (2011)
- Kyle Johansen recall, Alaska House of Representatives (2011)
- Dan Kapanke recall, Wisconsin State Senate (2011)
- Randy Hopper recall, Wisconsin State Senate (2011)
- Robert Cowles recall, Wisconsin State Senate (2011)
- Jim Holperin recall, Wisconsin State Senate (2011)
- Robert Wirch recall, Wisconsin State Senate (2011)
- Dave Hansen recall, Wisconsin State Senate (2011)
- Alberta Darling recall, Wisconsin State Senate (2011)
- Sheila Harsdorf recall, Wisconsin State Senate (2011)
- Luther Olsen recall, Wisconsin State Senate (2011)
- Michael Nofs recall, Michigan State Senate (2011)
- Paul Scott recall, Michigan House of Representatives (2011)
- James Bolger recall, Michigan House of Representatives (2011)
- Al Pscholka recall, Michigan House of Representatives (2011)
- Kurt Damrow recall, Michigan House of Representatives (2011)
- Brandon Dillon recall, Michigan House of Representatives (2011)
- Nancy Jenkins recall, Michigan House of Representatives (2011)
- Judy Emmons recall, Michigan State Senate (2011)
- John Moolenaar recall, Michigan State Senate (2011)
- Mike Green recall, Michigan State Senate (2011)
- Randy Richardville recall, Michigan State Senate (2011)
- John Pappageorge recall, Michigan State Senate (2011)
- Jim Townsend recall, Michigan House of Representatives (2011)
- Lisa Brown recall, Michigan House of Representatives (2011)
- Mike Shirkey recall, Michigan House of Representatives (2011)
- Bruce Caswell recall, Michigan State Senate (2011-2012)
- Pam Galloway recall, Wisconsin State Senate (2011-2012)
- Patrick Colbeck recall, Michigan State Senate (2011-2012)
- Phil Pavlov recall, Michigan State Senate (2011-2012)
- Terry Moulton recall, Wisconsin State Senate (2011-2012)
- Scott Fitzgerald recall, Wisconsin State Senate (2011-2012)
- Van Wanggaard recall, Wisconsin State Senate (2011-2012)
- Julie Ellsworth recall, Idaho House of Representatives (2011)
- Mitch Toryanski recall, Idaho State Senate (2011)
