Town council recall, Dillon, Colorado (2024-2025)

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Dillon city council recall
Officeholders
John Woods Dana Christiansen Renee Imamura
Recall status
Recall approved
Recall election date
March 4, 2025
Signature requirement
17 signatures
See also
Recall overview Political recall efforts, 2025 Recalls in Colorado Colorado recall laws City council recalls Recall reports

An election to recall Town Councilors John Woods, Dana Christiansen, and Renee Imamura was scheduled for March 4, 2025, in Dillon, Colorado. The election was conducted by mail. Voters recalled Woods, Christiansen, and Imamura.

The filing deadline for candidates interested in running to replace a council member in the event that one or more of the recall questions are approved was December 23, 2024.

Recall vote

Woods recall

John Woods recall, 2025

John Woods lost the Dillon Town Council recall election on March 4, 2025.

			Recall  Vote	%	Votes
		✖	Yes	59.7	197
			No	40.3	133
			Total Votes		330

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It has been certified. Source

Christiansen recall

Dana Christiansen recall, 2025

Dana Christiansen lost the Dillon Town Council recall election on March 4, 2025.

			Recall  Vote	%	Votes
		✖	Yes	56.7	187
			No	43.3	143
			Total Votes		330

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It has been certified. Source

Imamura recall

Renee Imamura recall, 2025

Renee Imamura lost the Dillon Town Council recall election on March 4, 2025.

			Recall  Vote	%	Votes
		✖	Yes	57.8	190
			No	42.2	139
			Total Votes		329

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It has been certified. Source

Replacement question

General election

Special general election for Dillon Town Council (3 seats)

Barbara Richard, Linda Oliver, and Joshua Samuel defeated Claudia Pillow in the special general election for Dillon Town Council on March 4, 2025.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Barbara Richard (Nonpartisan)	28.8	196
✔	Submit photo	Linda Oliver (Nonpartisan)	28.8	196
✔	Submit photo	Joshua Samuel (Nonpartisan)	25.7	175
	Submit photo	Claudia Pillow (Nonpartisan)	16.7	114

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Recall supporters

Barbara Richard, Shannon Fausel, Mary Ellen Gilliland, Laura Johnson, and Linda Oliver were the proponents of the recall effort.

Richard said, "The main reason we are pursuing a recall is because these three Town Council members are not listening to the concerns of the community."

On January 13, 2025, Richard contacted Ballotpedia to provide the grounds for recall for Woods, Christiansen, and Imamura. The grounds read as follows:

• "John Woods failed to listen to all constituents, to engage in productive dialogue with residents and to take constituents concerns seriously. He has shown a lack of decorum in meetings and has failed to uphold the Town Charter that requires municipal government to be responsive to the needs and concerns of the citizens."
• "Dana Christiansen failed to listen to all constituents, to engage in productive dialogue with residents and to take constituents concerns seriously. He has shown a lack of decorum in meetings and has failed to uphold the Town Charter that requires municipal government to be responsive to the needs and concerns of the citizens."
• "Renee Imamura failed to listen to all constituents, to engage in productive dialogue with residents and to take constituents concerns seriously. She has shown a lack of decorum in meetings and has failed to uphold the Town Charter that requires municipal government to be responsive to the needs and concerns of the citizens."

Recall opponents

Woods, Christiansen, and Imamura have denied that they do not listen to their constituents.

Woods said, "They have to persuade the council members to agree with the decision. We all want what is best for Dillon. We listen to every word."

Christiansen said, "It seems like a waste of town money to go through this exercise to try to prevent us from serving our last year on council."

Christiansen and Imamura's seats are scheduled to be up for election in April 2026.

Imamura said, "My civil duty at the town is to listen to all constituents that are for and against a development, and I have done this my whole career."

Path to the ballot

See also: Laws governing recall in Colorado

No specific grounds are required for recall in Colorado. The number of signatures required for a recall to qualify for the ballot in Colorado depends on the office type. After the petition is approved by the relevant election office, petitioners have 60 days to gather signatures.

Recall context

See also: Ballotpedia's Recall Report

Ballotpedia covers recall efforts across the country for all state and local elected offices. A recall effort is considered official if the petitioning party has filed an official form, such as a notice of intent to recall, with the relevant election agency.

The chart below shows how many officials were included in recall efforts from 2012 to 2024 as well as how many of them defeated recall elections to stay in office and how many were removed from office in recall elections.

See also

• Ballotpedia's Recall Report
• Dillon, Colorado
• Recall campaigns in Colorado
• Political recall efforts, 2024
• Political recall efforts, 2025
• City council recalls

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