Wisconsin: Last Milwaukee School Board member recall fails

The last recall against a Milwaukee Public School Board members, Missy Zombor, failed. Previously, the recalls against three of four Marva Herndon, Jilly Gokalgandhi and Erika Siemsen have failed. The Election Commission site suggests that petitioners only managed to get a small number of valids

The recall effort started following the news that the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction withheld $16 million in funding because the district was months behind in reporting. This led to the resignation of the superintendent and the firing of the comptroller. Petitioners need 5137 signatures for Herndon, 6809 for Siemsen, 7759 for Gokalgandhi, and 44,177 for Zombor (Zombor is an at-large member, rather than a specific district.

The board called for a $252 million referendum that was recently approved before revealing the financial issues.