Sonya Hutchison recall, Buffalo School District RE-4, Colorado (2022)
| Buffalo School District RE-4 |
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| Recall election date |
| November 8, 2022 |
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| See also |
| Recall overview Political recall efforts, 2022 Recalls in Colorado Colorado recall laws School board recalls Recall reports |
A recall election against Sonya Hutchison, member of the Buffalo School District RE-4 board of directors in Colorado, was held on November 8, 2022. A majority of voters cast ballots in favor of the recall, removing her from office. Mike Kirschbaum, the only candidate to file as a successor candidate, won the race to replace Hutchinson.[1][2][3]
The recall effort began in July 2022. Recall supporters expressed frustration with Hutchison's actions during the board's search for a new superintendent. They said she went rogue during the interview process, which resulted in one candidate withdrawing from the list of applicants.[4] Hutchison did not comment on the recall effort.[5]
Recall vote
Sonya Hutchison recall, 2022
Sonya Hutchison lost the Buffalo School District RE-4 school board, District A recall election on November 8, 2022.
Recall Vote |
% |
Votes |
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| ✖ | Yes |
54.8
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256 | ||
No |
45.2
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211 | |||
Total Votes |
467 | ||||
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General election
Special general election for Buffalo School District RE-4 school board, District A
Mike Kirschbaum won election in the special general election for Buffalo School District RE-4 school board, District A on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Mike Kirschbaum (Nonpartisan) | 100.0 | 259 | |
| Total votes: 259 | |||
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Recall supporters
Melinda Hutt was listed as the proponent of the recall effort.[5] At a school board meeting, Hutt said, "If a staff member did this they would be fired, a student would be punished and myself would not be allowed to volunteer at the school again. We do what is best for the school, not put our agenda or beliefs first. Mrs. Hutchison does not represent our community and what we stand for, so I am asking for her to step down as a board member."[4]
Recall opponents
Hutchison did not respond to a request from the Journal-Advocate to comment on the recall effort.[5]
Path to the ballot
- See also: Laws governing recall in Colorado
The Logan County Clerk & Recorder's Office approved the recall petition for circulation on July 5, 2022. To get the recall on the ballot, supporters had to collect 79 signatures. They submitted 122 signatures on July 8, 2022. The Logan County Clerk & Recorder's Office announced on July 15, 2022, that 104 signatures were valid, enough to call for a recall election. Protests against the petition could be filed until July 29, 2022.[4][5] The county scheduled the recall election for November 8, 2022. The deadline for candidates to file to run as a successor candidate was September 2, 2022.[1]
2022 recall efforts
- See also: School board recalls
Ballotpedia tracked 54 school board recall efforts against 123 board members in 2022. Recall elections against school board members were held on January 11, 2022, January 18, 2022, January 24, 2022, February 15, 2022, March 29, 2022, April 4, 2022, and November 8, 2022. The school board recall success rate was 7.3%.
The chart below details the status of 2022 recall efforts by individual school board member.
See also
- Buffalo School District RE-4, Colorado
- Recall campaigns in Colorado
- Political recall efforts, 2022
- School board recalls
- States that allow school board recalls
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Logan County Clerk and Recorder, "Certificate of Sufficiency," accessed August 15, 2022
- ↑ Abbey Smith, “Email communication with Logan County Clerk & Recorder Pamela M. Bacon," September 12, 2022
- ↑ Logan County Clerk and Recorder, "NOVEMBER 8, 2022 GENERAL ELECTION County Election Results," accessed November 11, 2022
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 South Platte Sentinel, "Recall petition submitted for Merino School Board member," July 8, 2022
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Journal-Advocate, "Recall petition for Merino school board member found sufficient," July 15, 2022
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