Valerie Fisher recall, Papillion-La Vista Public Schools, Nebraska (2021)
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An effort to recall Valerie Fisher from her position on the Papillion-La Vista Public Schools school board in Nebraska did not go to a vote in 2021. Recall supporters did not submit signatures by the deadline on December 20, 2021.[1]
The recall effort began in November 2021. To get the recall on the ballot, recall supporters would have had to submit 7,229 signatures.[2]
Recall supporters said the recall was a reaction to the board's handling of a fundraiser to build a physical education space at Papillion La Vista South High School. Recall supporters initially sought to include board members Brian Lodes, SuAnn Witt, and Fred Tafoya, but they were too close to their term-end dates to be included in the effort. Fisher said that she thought the board handled the situation properly.[2][3]
Fisher won re-election in 2020.[3]
Recall supporters
The recall effort was started by Loan Eby, a resident of Papillion, Nebraska. Eby said that Fisher did not provide proper oversight over the fundraiser and did not ensure that it followed the district's fundraising policy for projects over $50,000. According to that policy, the high school fundraiser should have been approved by the board, but it was not. Eby also said that the board did not take corrective action when they found out that the policy had not been followed.[3]
Recall opponents
In reaction to the recall effort, Fisher said, “I, as a board member, feel that we handled things appropriately.” Fisher said that a separate complaint about the issue led to a request for state officials to look into the situation. “We’ll let the system work the way it’s supposed to, and we’ll let that investigation be cleared, before any conversation occurs regarding it,” Fisher said.[3]
“I’ve always been an advocate for taxpayers, being fiscally responsible when I’m making decisions,” Fisher said. “I hope that people will consider everything before they would put their signature on this type of petition.”[3]
Path to the ballot
- See also: Laws governing recall in Nebraska
Recall supporters began the effort on November 19, 2021. To get the recall on the ballot, recall supporters would have had to submit 7,229 signatures in 30 days. The number of signatures was equal to 35% of the vote received by the top vote-getter in the last election.[2]
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
- Papillion-La Vista Public Schools, Nebraska
- Recall campaigns in Nebraska
- Political recall efforts, 2021
- School board recalls
- States that allow school board recalls
External links
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- Papillion-La Vista Public Schools
- Sarpy County Election Commission
Footnotes
- ↑ The Daily Nonpareil, "Effort to recall Papillion La Vista School Board member Fisher fails," December 21, 2021
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 The Daily Nonpareil, "PLCS Fisher recall effort underway," November 22, 2021
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Omaha World-Herald, "Papillion La Vista recall effort centers on board's handling of fundraiser," November 23, 2021
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