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Ridgefield Park Public Schools recall, New Jersey (2021)
| Ridgefield Park Public Schools recall |
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Christopher Gibbons Jorge Fernandez |
| Recall status |
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| Recall overview Political recall efforts, 2021 Recalls in New Jersey New Jersey recall laws School board recalls Recall reports |
An effort to recall three of the 10 members of the Ridgefield Park Public Schools Board of Education in New Jersey began in August 2021. Thomas Vercelli, Christopher Gibbons, and Jorge Fernandez were named in the notices of intent to recall.[1][2] The recall effort did not go to a vote.[3]
The recall effort started after the board voted to suspend the superintendent in July 2021.[4]
Path to the ballot
- See also: Laws governing recall in New Jersey
The Bergen County Clerk’s Elections Division approved the notices of intent to recall on August 3, 2021.[1] To get the recall on the ballot, supporters would have had to collect signatures equal to 25% of registered voters in the school district in 160 days.[5]
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
- Ridgefield Park Public Schools, New Jersey
- Recall campaigns in New Jersey
- Political recall efforts, 2021
- School board recalls
- States that allow school board recalls
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Abbey Smith, “Email communication with Bergen County Clerk’s Elections Division," August 18, 2021
- ↑ Ridgefield Park Public Schools, "BOE Members," accessed August 20, 2021
- ↑ Abbey Smith, “Email communication with the Bergen County Clerk Elections Division," January 13, 2022
- ↑ NorthJersey.com, "School board trustees targeted for recall," August 6, 2021
- ↑ National Conference of State Legislatures, "Recall of Local Officials," accessed July 27, 2021
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