2011 Omaha mayoral recall election

2011 Omaha mayoral recall election Flag of Omaha, Nebraska.svg Presidential no 2009 Omaha mayoral election 2009 2013 Omaha mayoral election 2013 2011 1 25 yes Shall Jim Suttle be removed from the office of Omaha Mayor? 39,781 42,091 yes no Mayor Jim Suttle Democratic Party (United States) Mayor Jim Suttle Democratic Party (United States) The 2011 Omaha mayoral recall election was an unsuccessful special recall election to remove Omaha Mayor Jim Suttle from office. It was held on January 25, 2011. The recall effort was rejected with 51% of the vote. Background Jim Suttle was elected Mayor of Omaha in 2009 over former Mayor Hal Daub with 50.5% of the vote. On September 22, 2010, the Mayor Suttle Recall Committee announced that it would seek to recall Suttle, citing his decision to increase taxes during a recession rather than cutting spending, and how he negotiated a police union contract.Goodsell Paul Suttle recall effort might take a page from 1987 https://www.newspapers.com/article/omaha-world-herald/166305529/ February 20, 2025 September 22, 2010 1A, 2A Omaha World-Herald The local Democratic Party supported Suttle, arguing that the recall "mocks and undermines what the recall process is truly for and attempts to negate the voices of those who voted fairly in the 2009 municipal elections."O'Brien Maggie Goodsell Paul It's official: Recall group will try to oust Suttle https://www.newspapers.com/article/omaha-world-herald/166305717/ February 20, 2025 September 22, 2010 1A, 2A Omaha World-Herald At the filing deadline, the committee submitted more than 37,000 recall petitions, exceeding the 26,643 required to call the recall election.O'Brien Maggie Goodsell Paul Suttle vows to stay on job and keep 'his promise' https://www.newspapers.com/article/omaha-world-herald/166305940/ February 20, 2025 November 20, 2010 1A, 2A Omaha World-Herald On December 4, 2010, the Douglas County Election Commissioner announced that the committee had submitted 28,720 valid signatures.Ross Timberly Voters to decide mayor's job https://www.newspapers.com/article/lincoln-journal-star/166306258/ February 20, 2025 December 5, 2010 B1 Lincoln Journal Star The City Council subsequently scheduled the recall election for January 25, 2011.Wynn Matt City council schedules recall vote for Jan. 25 https://www.newspapers.com/article/omaha-world-herald/166306364/ February 20, 2025 December 22, 2010 2A Omaha World-Herald Suttle's campaign challenged the legality of the recall effort, arguing that fraud occurred in petition-gathering, but that challenge was rejected by a state court judge, who found that the campaign had not submitted sufficient evidence that fraud altered the outcome.Olson Eric Judge: Omaha mayor recall can proceed https://www.newspapers.com/article/lincoln-journal-star/166306504/ February 20, 2025 December 24, 2010 B2 Lincoln Journal Star As Suttle organized a campaign to defend himself, he argued that his decisions were necessary to manage the city's precarious financial situation: "My legacy is Jim Suttle brought financial stability to Omaha," he argued.Sulzberger A. G. For Omaha Mayors, Recalls Are Almost Routine https://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/27/us/27omaha.html February 20, 2025 January 26, 2011 New York Times In early January 2011, Suttle pointed to the city's $3 million budget surplus, a reversal of the $12 million deficit that it faced in January 2010.O'Brien Maggie Diners' tax stuffs city coffers https://www.newspapers.com/article/omaha-world-herald/166307040/ February 20, 2025 January 21, 2011 1B Omaha World-Herald Ultimately, Suttle narrowly prevailed in the recall, with "No" winning 51% of the vote and defeating "Yes" by 2,310 votes. Results 2011 Omaha mayoral recall election 39781 42091 Douglas County Election CommissionOfficial Results, 2011 City Of Omaha Mayoral Recall Election Douglas County Election Commission February 4, 2011 https://www.votedouglascounty-ne.gov/elections/2011/Recall/S11ResultsSummary.htm February 24, 2025 References Category:2011 United States mayoral elections 2011 Category:2011 in Nebraska Category:January 2011 in the United States Omaha Category:2010s in Omaha, Nebraska