Golden Plains Unified School District recall, California (2015)
| Golden Plains Unified School District recall |
|---|
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| Officeholders |
Luiz Ramirez Richard Gonzalez |
| Recall status |
| Recall election date |
| November 3, 2015 |
| See also |
| Recall overview Political recall efforts, 2015 Recalls in California California recall laws School board recalls Recall reports |
An effort to recall Maria Gomez, Luiz Ramirez and Richard Gonzalez from their Trustee Area 1, 2 and 4 seats, respectively, on the Golden Plains Unified School District in California was on the ballot on November 3, 2015.[1] Voters chose to recall all three members.[2]
The three members were elected to the board in 2014. If voters had retained them, their terms would have ended in 2018.[3]
Recall vote
| Maria Gomez, Trustee Area 1 Board Member, Golden Plains Unified School District | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 Recall | 388 | 76.68% | ||
| Retain | 118 | 23.32% | ||
| Election results via: Fresno County Clerk/Registrar of Voters, "Official Final Summary Report," accessed December 2, 2015 | ||||
| Successor candidate, Trustee Area 1 Board Member, Golden Plains Unified School District | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Sal Parra | 408 | 97.61% | ||
| 10 | 2.39% | |||
| Election results via: Fresno County Clerk/Registrar of Voters, "Official Final Summary Report," accessed December 2, 2015 | ||||
| Luiz Ramirez, Trustee Area 2 Board Member, Golden Plains Unified School District | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Recall | 372 | 73.96% | ||
| Retain | 131 | 26.04% | ||
| Election results via: Fresno County Clerk/Registrar of Voters, "Official Final Summary Report," accessed December 2, 2015 | ||||
| Successor candidate, Trustee Area 2 Board Member, Golden Plains Unified School District | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Leticia Fernandez | 368 | 95.58% | ||
| 17 | 4.42% | |||
| Election results via: Fresno County Clerk/Registrar of Voters, "Official Final Summary Report," accessed December 2, 2015 | ||||
| Richard Gonzalez, Trustee Area 4 Board Member, Golden Plains Unified School District | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Recall | 386 | 76.59% | ||
| Retain | 118 | 23.41% | ||
| Election results via: Fresno County Clerk/Registrar of Voters, "Official Final Summary Report," accessed December 2, 2015 | ||||
| Successor candidate, Trustee Area 2 Board Member, Golden Plains Unified School District | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Thomas J. Fairless | 374 | 87.79% | ||
| 48 | 11.27% | |||
| 4 | 0.94% | |||
| Election results via: Fresno County Clerk/Registrar of Voters, "Official Final Summary Report," accessed December 2, 2015 | ||||
Recall supporters
The recall effort started after board members voted to end then-Superintendent Jesus Cruz's contract. In July 2015, the board appointed Martin Macias as the new superintendent. Macias previously served as the English learning director at the Stanislaus County Office of Education.[4]
Path to the ballot
- See also: Laws governing recall in California
On July 22, 2015, the Golden Plains Board of Education announced there would be a recall election for Gonzalez, Ramirez and Gomez. According to the Fresno County Clerk, the election was expected to cost $25,000 to $40,000.[4]
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See also
- Golden Plains Unified School District, California
- Golden Plains Unified School District Bond Issue, Measure G (June 2014)
- Recall campaigns in California
- Political recall efforts, 2015
- School board recalls
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Golden Plains Unified School District, "Board of Education Regular Meeting Agenda," July 21, 2015
- ↑ Fresno County Clerk/Registrar of Voters, "Unofficial Final Summary Report," accessed November 4, 2015
- ↑ Golden Plains Unified School District, "Board Members," accessed August 20, 2015
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Fresno Bee, "School board recall elections popping up in the Valley," August 2, 2015
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