HB 1809 -- Kansas City School Board Recall Elections

Co-Sponsors:  Sanders Brooks, Wilson (42), Bland, Villa, Shelton

This bill creates recall procedures for Kansas City school board
members, in addition to the procedure available under the
academic deficiency statute.  Recall petitions can originate from
the voters of a subdistrict for a member who represents that
subdistrict or from the district at large for an at-large member.
The required number of signatures for the petition is 25% of the
voters who voted in the last election.  The bill specifies the
requirements for filing the petition, its physical form and
content, and the procedure for verifying signatures.  If a
majority votes to retain the recalled member, the member remains
in office and cannot be subject to another recall, except as
provided in the academically deficient school statute.  If the
member is recalled, a successor will be chosen at the next
scheduled municipal or school board election.

Missouri House of Representatives
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