Mark Erdman recall, Gladstone, North Dakota (2023)

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Mark Erdman recall
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Officeholders
Mark Erdman
Recall status
Recall approved
Recall election date
June 19, 2023
Signature requirement
25% of voters in the most recent election in which the official facing recall appeared on the ballot
See also
Recall overview
Political recall efforts, 2023
Recalls in North Dakota
North Dakota recall laws
City council recalls
Recall reports

An election to recall City Councilman Mark Erdman was scheduled for June 19, 2023, in Gladstone, North Dakota. Voters recalled Erdman.[1][2]

Recall vote

General election

Special general election for Gladstone City Council

Nicole Larson defeated incumbent Mark Erdman and Richard Coker in the special general election for Gladstone City Council on June 19, 2023.

Candidate
%
Votes
Nicole Larson (Nonpartisan)
 
67.3
 
37
Mark Erdman (Nonpartisan)
 
20.0
 
11
Richard Coker (Nonpartisan)
 
9.1
 
5
 Other/Write-in votes
 
3.6
 
2

Total votes: 55
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Recall supporters

The text of the recall petition against Erdman reads, "We, the undersigned, being qualified electors request that Mark Erdman, Council Member for the City of Gladstone be recalled for the reason of insubordination."[3]

Path to the ballot

See also: Laws governing recall in North Dakota

To trigger a recall election of a city official in North Dakota, recall organizers need to collect signatures "equal in number to 25 percent of the voters of the political subdivision who voted in the most recent election in which the official sought to be recalled was on the ballot, not including other recall elections."[4]

See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. City of Gladstone, "City Council Meeting Minutes," March 13, 2023
  2. Ballotpedia staff, "Email communication with Gladstone City Auditor Maria Kolling," July 10, 2023
  3. Ballotpedia staff, "Email communication with Gladstone City Auditor Maria Kolling," April 27, 2023
  4. Secretary of State North Dakota, "2021-2023 Recalling an Elected Official of the State or a Political Subdivision," accessed April 25, 2023