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1 Marcus Gadson, Washington Voters Used Their Constitutional Recall Power to Remove School Board Members: The Washington Supreme Court Approved the Recall Effort despite the State Constitution's Strict Requirements for Recalling Officials [1] (2023)

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Washington Voters Used Their

Constitutional Recall Power to Remove

School Board Members


The Washington   Supreme  Court approved  the recall effort

despite the state constitution's strict requirements for recalling

officials.

By Marcus Gadson Published: October 2, 2023

Washington


In August, Washington State voters recalled three school board members who made
masking in a district's public schools optional even though state law at the time made
masking mandatory. The recall effort took more than a year and resulted in the state
supreme court making an important decision interpreting the state constitution's
guarantee that citizens can recall elected officials. The case demonstrates the

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