Idaho: Idaho Falls School Board Trustee survives recall vote due to Queen of the Hill provision

Idaho Falls School Board Trustee Lara Hill survived a recall vote under the Queen of the Hill provision, with the vote going 374-365 for removal. Petitioners needed 591 votes to remove (which needs to be more than the Hill received in her 2019 victory.

Hill faced a recall effort over her support for hybrid learning in order to combat the coronavirus pandemic. Petitioners had previously attempted a recall against Hill but failed to get the signatures. They needed 481 signatures.

Another Idaho Falls School Trustee, Elizabeth Cogliati, survived a recall vote in March over the same issue (an effort against a third trustee, Hillary Radcliffe, never got the signatures).

One of the leaders of the recall effort is State Representative Bryan Zollinger (R), who apparently wanted students in school four days a week. Zollinger had supported Hill in her campaign.