Recall campaigns in Idaho
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Legend:
= The recall target was recalled by voters.
= When a recall vote was held, voters rejected the attempt to recall the politician (that is, voters decided to keep/retain the targeted politician).
= The recall effort did not collect enough signatures to force a recall vote.
= The targeted politician resigned after a recall campaign was begun, and before the vote on the recall would have taken place.
= A judge prevented the recall from going forward.
= A recall election is scheduled.
2013
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| 1 2013 |
| 1.1 Approved |
| 1.2 Defeated |
| 1.3 Multiple outcomes |
| 1.4 Resigned |
| 1.5 Judicially invalidated |
| 1.6 Did not go to a vote |
Approved
No recall efforts were approved this year.
Defeated
- Mike Dunnigan and Dan White recall, Mullan, Idaho (2013)
- Nancy Arnold recall, Teton School District 401, Idaho (2013)
Multiple outcomes
No recall efforts had multiple outcomes this year.
Resigned
No recall efforts resulted in resignations this year.
Judicially invalidated
No recall efforts were judicially invalidated.
Did not go to a vote
All recall efforts appeared on the ballot.
2012
| Contents |
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| 1 2012 |
| 1.1 Approved |
| 1.2 Defeated |
| 1.3 Multiple outcomes |
| 1.4 Resigned |
| 1.5 Judicially invalidated |
| 1.6 Did not go to a vote |
Approved
- Sheila Harris recall, Caldwell School Board, Idaho (2012)
- Richard Grant recall, Culdesac School Board, Idaho (2012)
Defeated
No recall efforts were defeated this year.
Multiple outcomes
No recall efforts had multiple outcomes this year.
Resigned
No recall efforts resulted in resignations this year.
Judicially invalidated
No recall efforts were judicially invalidated.
Did not go to a vote
- Tom Luna recall, Idaho Schools Superintendent (2012)
- City council recall, Coeur D'Alene, Idaho (2012)
- Ben Clark recall, Fremont School Board, Idaho (2012)
- Phil Baker recall, Fremont School Board, Idaho (2012)
- Rick Yzaguirre recall, Ada County, Idaho (2012)
- Darin Taylor recall, Middleton, Idaho (2012)
2011
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| 1 2011 |
| 1.1 Approved |
| 1.2 Defeated |
| 1.3 Multiple outcomes |
| 1.4 Resigned |
| 1.5 Judicially invalidated |
| 1.6 Did not go to a vote |
Approved
No recall efforts were approved this year.
Defeated
No recall efforts were defeated this year.
Multiple outcomes
No recall efforts had multiple outcomes this year.
Resigned
No recall efforts resulted in resignations this year.
Judicially invalidated
No recall efforts were judicially invalidated.
Did not go to a vote
- Tom Luna recall, Idaho Schools Superintendent (2011)
- Julie Ellsworth recall, Idaho House of Representatives (2011)
- Mitch Toryanski recall, Idaho State Senate (2011)
2010
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| 1 2010 |
| 1.1 Approved |
| 1.2 Defeated |
| 1.3 Multiple outcomes |
| 1.4 Resigned |
| 1.5 Judicially invalidated |
| 1.6 Did not go to a vote |
Approved
- Elizabeth Dunn and Terry Elmore recalls, Garden Valley School District, Idaho (2010)
- Steven Wright recall, Lapwai School District, Idaho (2010)
- John Miller recall, Salmon, Idaho (2010)
Defeated
- Elizabeth Dunn and Terry Elmore recalls, Garden Valley School District, Idaho (2010)
- Judy Lea Smith recall, Filer School District, Idaho (2010)
- Rudy Rudebaugh and Marty Fish recall, Timberlake Fire Protection District, Idaho (2010)
Multiple outcomes
Resigned
No recall efforts resulted in resignations this year.
Judicially invalidated
No recall efforts were judicially invalidated.
Did not go to a vote
- Recall of the members of the Kellogg City Council, Idaho (2010)
- Daryl Crandall recall, Owyhee County, Idaho (2010)
- Kevin Poole, Brad Cannon, Thyra Stevenson and Dennis Ohrtman recall, Lewiston, Idaho (2010)
2009
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| 1 2009 |
| 1.1 Approved |
| 1.2 Defeated |
| 1.3 Multiple outcomes |
| 1.4 Resigned |
| 1.5 Judicially invalidated |
| 1.6 Did not go to a vote |
Approved
No recall efforts were approved this year.
Defeated
Multiple outcomes
No recall efforts had multiple outcomes this year.
Resigned
No recall efforts resulted in resignations this year.
Judicially invalidated
No recall efforts were judicially invalidated.
Did not go to a vote
All recall efforts appeared on the ballot.
2008
| Contents |
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| 1 2008 |
| 1.1 Approved |
| 1.2 Defeated |
| 1.3 Multiple outcomes |
| 1.4 Resigned |
| 1.5 Judicially invalidated |
| 1.6 Did not go to a vote |
Approved
No recall efforts were approved this year.
Defeated
No recall efforts were defeated this year.
Multiple outcomes
No recall efforts had multiple outcomes this year.
Resigned
No recall efforts resulted in resignations this year.
Judicially invalidated
No recall efforts were judicially invalidated.
Did not go to a vote
All recall efforts appeared on the ballot.
2007
| Contents |
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| 1 2007 |
| 1.1 Approved |
| 1.2 Defeated |
| 1.3 Multiple outcomes |
| 1.4 Resigned |
| 1.5 Judicially invalidated |
| 1.6 Did not go to a vote |
Approved
No recall efforts were approved this year.
Defeated
No recall efforts were defeated this year.
Multiple outcomes
No recall efforts had multiple outcomes this year.
Resigned
No recall efforts resulted in resignations this year.
Judicially invalidated
No recall efforts were judicially invalidated.
Did not go to a vote
All recall efforts appeared on the ballot.
Prior to 2007
See List of political efforts.
News
Ballotpedia's 2013 Recall Analysis
| State | Targeted officials | Recalled | Retained | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Arizona | 18 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| California | 67 | 9 | 1 | 2 |
| Colorado | 19 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Florida | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Georgia | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Idaho | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Louisiana | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Maine | 21 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| Maryland | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michigan | 37 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| Minnesota | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Missouri | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Montana | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nebraska | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nevada | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| New Jersey | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| New Mexico | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| North Carolina | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| North Dakota | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| Ohio | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oklahoma | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oregon | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Rhode Island | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| South Dakota | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Texas | 30 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Virginia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Washington | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| West Virginia | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wisconsin | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Total | 301 | 41 | 25 | 12 |
Ballotpedia's 2012 Recall Analysis
| State | Targeted officials | Recalled | Retained | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas | 9 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Alaska | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Arizona | 19 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| California | 87 | 11 | 4 | 6 |
| Colorado | 16 | 2 | 6 | 2 |
| District of Columbia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Florida | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Georgia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Idaho | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Kansas | 10 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| Louisiana | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Maine | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Massachusetts | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Michigan | 79 | 5 | 13 | 3 |
| Minnesota | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Missouri | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Montana | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Nebraska | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Nevada | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| New Jersey | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| New Mexico | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| North Dakota | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Ohio | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oklahoma | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Oregon | 24 | 3 | 8 | 4 |
| Rhode Island | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tennessee | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Texas | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Washington | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| West Virginia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wisconsin | 12 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| Total | 370 | 54 | 54 | 24 |
Recall efforts against three Idaho officials fail to collect enough signatures
By Greg Janetka
BOISE, Idaho: Recall campaigns targeting three Republican Idaho officials for their support of controversial education reforms have all failed to gather enough signatures. The targets of the effort were Idaho Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Luna, who crafted the reforms, along with state Senator Mitch Toryanski and state Representative Julie Ellsworth.[1]
The deadline came and went at 5 p.m. local time yesterday, with organizers falling far short of their goal. The number of valid signatures required for a recall election is 20 percent of the number of persons that voted in the last preceding election for the office of incumbent being recalled. In Luna's case, 158,107 signatures were needed, but only about 50,000 were gathered.[2] For Toryanski and Ellsworth, 4,725 were needed, but each campaign only collected around 1,000.[1]
Morgan Hill, organizer of the Recall Tom Luna campaign, said efforts started strong, but volunteer support fell off. Undaunted, Hill said supporters are working to create a nonpartisan watchdog organization, stating, "It would be irresponsible to shy away from this high level of public enthusiasm."[2]
Luna issued a statement in response to the failed campaign, saying, "Reforming education has never been about me; it's about giving our students more opportunities. Our focus and priority has been and will continue to be implementation of the laws."[3] The controversial laws in question were passed during the 2011 legislative session and are part of Luna's reform package known as "Students Come First." The three bills phase out tenure, restrict education union bargaining rights, begin a teacher pay-for-performance measure, and shift money from salaries to classroom technology.[4]
Although the recalls failed, opponents of the reforms were able to successfully place three veto referendums targeting the bills onto the November 6, 2012 general election ballot.[5].
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Idaho Statesman, "All 3 Idaho recall efforts fail; Luna, Toryanski, Ellsworth won't face voters Aug. 30," June 27, 2011
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 The Republic, "Group's push to recall Idaho public schools chief Tom Luna falls short of signature target," June 27, 2011
- ↑ Local News 8, "Recall Organizers: We Sent A Message," June 27, 2011
- ↑ Idaho Reporter, "Gov. Otter remains a believer in state’s trio of education reforms," June 28, 2011
- ↑ The Spokesman-Review, "Three referendums officially on ballot, more than 74K signatures on each in final count," June 13, 2011
