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Sargent Public Schools recall, Nebraska (2023)
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| Officeholders |
Tammera Moody Loyd Pointer Marty Riddle |
| Recall status |
| Recall election date |
| December 12, 2023 |
| Signature requirement |
| See also |
| Recall overview Political recall efforts, 2023 Recalls in Nebraska Nebraska recall laws School board recalls Recall reports |
Recall elections against four of the six members of the Sargent Public Schools Board of Education in Nebraska were held on December 12, 2023. Laura Kipp, Tammera Moody, Loyd Pointer, and Marty Riddle were on the ballot.[1] A majority of voters voted yes in favor of the recall, removing the board members from office.[2]
The effort started after the board voted to not retain Cory Grint as principal for the 2023-2024 school year. All four board members voted to end his contract in February 2023. The other two members of the board voted to retain Grint.[3][4]
Recall vote
Laura Kipp recall question
Laura Kipp recall, 2023
Laura Kipp lost the Sargent Public Schools, At-large recall election on December 12, 2023.
Recall Vote |
% |
Votes |
|||
| ✖ | Yes |
57.6
|
231 | ||
No |
42.4
|
170 | |||
Total Votes |
401 | ||||
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Tammera Moody recall question
Tammera Moody recall, 2023
Tammera Moody lost the Sargent Public Schools, At-large recall election on December 12, 2023.
Recall Vote |
% |
Votes |
|||
| ✖ | Yes |
61.3
|
246 | ||
No |
38.7
|
155 | |||
Total Votes |
401 | ||||
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Loyd Pointer recall question
Loyd Pointer recall, 2023
Loyd Pointer lost the Sargent Public Schools, At-large recall election on December 12, 2023.
Recall Vote |
% |
Votes |
|||
| ✖ | Yes |
63.3
|
253 | ||
No |
36.8
|
147 | |||
Total Votes |
400 | ||||
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Marty Riddle recall question
Marty Riddle recall, 2023
Marty Riddle lost the Sargent Public Schools, At-large recall election on December 12, 2023.
Recall Vote |
% |
Votes |
|||
| ✖ | Yes |
59.1
|
237 | ||
No |
40.9
|
164 | |||
Total Votes |
401 | ||||
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Recall supporters
JacE Coslor filed the recall petitions. Coslor said the board's vote to not retain Grint was “unjust and illegal.” Coslor said the board members followed personal agendas and did not consult with the superintendent or the board's legal counsel.[5]
The petitions said the board members “did not follow protocol like they should have.”[3]
Recall opponents
Ballotpedia did not identify a public response to the recall effort.
Path to the ballot
- See also: Laws governing recall in Nebraska
To get the recall on the ballot, supporters had 30 days to file 95 signatures per board member with the Custer County Clerk. The number of signatures was equal to "35 percent of the highest number of votes received by a single candidate in the last general election," according to the Custer County Chief.[6][5]
Recall supporters filed petitions with the Custer County Clerk's Office on August 25, 2023. The county had 15 business days to verify the signatures.[7] The county verified enough signatures to put the recalls on the ballot. The school board had 21 days to schedule the recall election.[8] The school board voted on October 2, 2023, to schedule the recall election for December 12, 2023. The election was held by mail-in ballot.[1]
If one or two members had been recalled, the remaining board members would have appointed replacements. Because more than two members were recalled, special elections were held for the four seats on February 13, 2024.[9][10]
2023 recall efforts
- See also: School board recalls
Ballotpedia tracked 48 school board recall efforts against 97 board members in 2023. Sixteen of those board members faced recall elections. The recall elections were held on January 10, 2023, August 1, 2023, August 8, 2023, August 29, 2023, November 7, 2023, and December 12, 2023. The school board recall success rate was 13.4%.
The chart below details the status of 2023 recall efforts by individual school board member.
See also
- Sargent Public Schools, Nebraska
- Recall campaigns in Nebraska
- Political recall efforts, 2023
- School board recalls
- States that allow school board recalls
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Sandhills Express, "Sargent school board member recall mail-in election set for December," October 2, 2023
- ↑ Sandhills Express, "Sargent School Board Recall Votes are In," December 12, 2023
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Nebraska TV, "Recall petitions filed against four of six Sargent school board members," July 24, 2023
- ↑ Sargent Public Schools, "BOE 2.9.23 Minutes," accessed July 31, 2023
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 92.3 FM KBear Country, "Recall effort filed against four Sargent school board members," July 24, 2023
- ↑ Custer County Chief, "Recall affidavits files for four Sargent School Board members," July 19, 2023
- ↑ KRVN 880 Rural Radio, "Signatures submitted in Sargent school recall effort," August 29, 2023
- ↑ Sandhills Express, "Signatures on Recall Petitions for Sargent School Board Members Verified," September 18, 2023
- ↑ Custer County Chief, "Last day to register to vote in Sargent recall," December 1, 2023
- ↑ Sandhills Express, "Recalled Sargent School Board Member Filing for Re-Election," January 4, 2024
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