Robert Mendenhall recall, Humboldt, Nebraska (2020)
| Humboldt Mayoral recall |
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| November 3, 2020 |
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| Recall overview Political recall efforts, 2020 Recalls in Nebraska Nebraska recall laws Mayoral recalls Recall reports |
An effort in Humboldt, Nebraska, to recall Mayor Robert Mendenhall was initiated in July 2020.[1][2] Recall organizers submitted enough signatures to put the recall on the ballot. The recall election was held on November 3, 2020, and Mendenhall retained his seat.[3][4]
Recall supporters
The recall effort was organized by resident Mary White in response to concerns over the city's financial standing. White also cited the firing of the former city clerk and a vote to consolidate the clerk and treasurer positions as reasons to recall Mendenhall.[1]
Recall opponents
In response to the recall effort, Mendenhall said, "The day I took office we basically had $70,000 worth of bills that were not paid and also payroll bounced, so that wasn’t a good first-day in office. We were trying to bring a little cash into the area, but most importantly I wanted to use some of these funds to be able to start cleaning up some of the areas that need to be cleaned up and, at the present time, we just don’t have the finances to be able to do that. I won the election quite significantly and I think I owe that to the community, to do the best job that I can. If I’m not doing a good enough job, I’m sorry. All I can do is the very best that I can."[2]
Path to the ballot
- See also: Laws governing recall in Nebraska
The number of valid signatures required to force a recall election is 35% of the total vote cast for the office in the last general election.
Recall organizers began gathering signatures on July 1, 2020, and they were required to submit 113 valid signatures by July 31, 2020, to put the recall election on the ballot. On August 4, 2020, Richardson County Clerk Mary Eickhoff announced that 121 signatures were found valid out of the 132 signatures that were submitted.[3]
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 News Channel Nebraska, "White Pursues Recall Of Humboldt Mayor Citing Hasty Firings In Times Of Stress," July 9, 2020
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 News Channel Nebraska, "Mayor Mendenhall Resists Recall, Says He Owes Humboldt His Best," July 14, 2020
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 News Channel Nebraska, "Signatures Verified For Recall Election In Humboldt," August 4, 2020
- ↑ News Channel Nebraska, "Mayor Mendenhall Retained, Karas Wins County Board seat," November 3, 2020
