Alan Zavodny recall, David City, Nebraska (2021)
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An effort in David City, Nebraska, to recall Mayor Alan Zavodny was initiated in February 2021.[1] Recall organizers had until April 14, 2021, to submit 275 valid signatures to put the recall election on the ballot.[2]
To read about other recall efforts related to the coronavirus and government responses to the pandemic, click here.
Recall supporters
The recall effort was initiated in response to a 90-day mask mandate instituted in November 2020. Zavodny proposed a mask mandate ordinance to the city council on October 14, 2020, but the council did not formally introduce the proposal. Zavodny then instituted the mask mandate through an executive order on November 21, 2020.[3][4] The mandate expired on February 19, 2021.[1]
Recall opponents
In response to the recall effort, Zavodny said, "What I don't want to see is that this deters good people from running for any office ... It's hard enough to get good people to run for city council and mayor. I just don't want it to end up being something that deters people from public service."[1]
In a statement of defense filed on March 5, Zavodny said, "If issuing a mask mandate by Executive Order saved one life it was worth it. Hospital capacities and medical workers were strained to their limits. A primary responsibility of any mayor is to protect their citizens. To be clear, the Corona virus impacted the economy. It is impossible to say if mask or no mask affected the economy more."[2]
Path to the ballot
- See also: Laws governing recall in Nebraska
The number of valid signatures required to force a recall election is 35% of the total vote cast for the office in the last general election.
Recall organizers filed for petitions with the Butler County Clerk's Office on February 24, 2021. Zavodny filed his statement of defense, which was included on petition papers, on March 5, 2021. Petitioners had until April 14, 2021, to submit 275 valid signatures to put the recall election on the ballot.[2]
Ballotpedia covered 35 coronavirus-related recall efforts against 94 officials in 2022, accounting for 13% of recalls that year. This is a decrease from both 2020 and 2021. COVID-related recalls accounted for 37% of all recall efforts in both 2020 and 2021. In 2020, there were 87 COVID-related recalls against 89 officials, and in 2021, there were 131 against 214 officials.
The chart below compares coronavirus-related recalls to recalls for all other reasons in 2020, 2021, and 2022.
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Lincoln Journal Star, "Petition seeks to recall David City mayor over mask mandate," March 4, 2021
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 The Banner-Press, "Petition papers circulating for Zavodny's recall," March 25, 2021
- ↑ The Banner-Press, "ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: David City mayor defends decision for mask mandate," November 22, 2020
- ↑ Lincoln Journal Star, "David City mayor calls on emergency power to mandate masks," November 23, 2020
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