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Village board recall, Big Bend, Wisconsin (2024)
| Village board recall |
|---|
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| Officeholders |
Larry Long Ellen Cole |
| Recall status |
Resigned (Goodman) |
| Signature requirement |
| See also |
| Recall overview Political recall efforts, 2024 Recalls in Wisconsin Wisconsin recall laws City council recalls Mayoral recalls Recall reports |
An effort to recall Village Board Trustees Larry Long and Ellen Cole did not go to a vote in Big Bend, Wisconsin. The recall was found to be insufficient in timing and signatures.[1][2]
Village Board President Jeff Goodman resigned on June 27, 2024.[3]
Recall supporters
Big Bend resident Thomas Rank is listed as the recall petitioner. Rank has alleged that Goodman, Long, and Cole violated state statutes related to Open Meeting laws.[1]
Recall opponents
Goodman has denied that the violations occurred. Long and Cole did not respond to a request for comment from The Freeman.[1]
Path to the ballot
- See also: Laws governing recall in Wisconsin
No specific grounds are required for recall in Wisconsin. To get the recall on the ballot, supporters must collect signatures equal to 25% of the votes cast in the last gubernatorial election in the relevant jurisdiction. Signatures must be collected within 60 days.[4]
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
- Big Bend, Wisconsin
- Recall campaigns in Wisconsin
- Political recall efforts, 2024
- City council recalls
- Mayoral recalls
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 The Freeman, "Big Bend village president, two trustees focus of recall effort," May 22, 2024
- ↑ Ballotpedia staff, "Email communication with Big Bend Deputy Clerk-Treasurer Laura Mecha," October 16, 2024
- ↑ The Freeman, "Big Bend Village President Goodman resigns," June 28, 2024
- ↑ Wisconsin Statutes, "9.10 Recall." accessed October 17, 2023
