Verdigre Rural Fire Board recall, Nebraska (2014)

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Verdigre Rural Fire Board recall
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Officeholders
Duane Liska
Ronald Walton
Recall status
Recall approved
Recall election date
November 4, 2014
See also
Recall overview
Political recall efforts, 2014
Recalls in Nebraska
Nebraska recall laws
Special district recalls
Recall reports

A vote about whether to recall Duane Liska and Ronald Walton from their positions on the Verdigre Rural Fire Board in Knox County, Nebraska, took place on November 4, 2014. Both were recalled from their positions.

Aftermath

The Verdigre Rural Fire Board held a special election on February 3, 2015, to replace the two recalled officials and a third who resigned.[1] The following three individuals were elected: Carl Dobias, Wendell A. Rohrer and Philip Pierce.[2]

Recall results

Note: "Yes" votes were to recall, while "no" votes were to retain.

Below are the official election results for Duane Liska:[3]

Duane Liska Recall (2014)
ResultVotesPercentage
Approveda Yes 163 63.42%
No9436.58%

Below are the official election results for Ronald Walton:[3]

Ronald Walton Recall (2014)
ResultVotesPercentage
Approveda Yes 155 59.85%
No10440.15%

Path to the ballot

See also: Laws governing recall in Nebraska

According to Nebraska law, recall proponents needed to collect a number of signatures equivalent to 35 percent of the total vote cast for Rural Fire Board positions in the last general election.

See also

Footnotes