A conclusion to the saga which began last autumn is here, with results rolling in for the Special Election regarding Tony May’s seat on the Garfield Re-2 School Board.
The petition to remove May from the board was started by staff and community members who were dissatisfied by May’s conduct, as well as his preference for the American Birthright social studies standards that were voted down in Garfield Re-2 last year. Re-2 community member Scott Bolitho is running to replace him.
So far the votes are at:
Recall Question. (Total votes: 4,823)
No/Against 2,042 votes
Yes/For 2,781 votes
Successor Candidate (Total votes: 3,097)
Scott Bolitho 2,844 votes
Write-In Candidate 253 votes
The county notes that 15,831 active voters were eligible to participate in this election.
These numbers are not yet considered to be finalized, and adjustments to ballots missing or with a mismatched signature or ID can be made until September 4th. Military and Overseas voters also have until September 4th to turn in their ballots.
KDNK will continue to do updates accordingly as more ballots are reviewed.
Official results are expected to be released the week of September 8th.
Recall election results from the County Clerk and Recorder are available at:
https://www.garfield-county.com/clerk-recorder/2024-re-2-district-e-recall-election-results/
