Alaska: Two Juneau School Board members survive reclal vote

Juneau Board of Education President Deedie Sorensen (2062-4091) and VP Emil Mackey (2175-3982) appeared to survive their October 1 recall votes, which took place at the same time as the municipal election. 

The recall is officially over a $7.9 million budget deficient, caused by what petitioners claim are accounting errors, though a district consolidation plan seems to be the big issue. Petitioners tried to include the consolidation plan in the petition, but was rejected because of the state's malfeasance standard (though even that may be easily surmounted due to recent court cases).  They are the only two board members eligible for a recall vote (the others either have an immediate election or were recently elected).

Petitioners handed in 2408 for Mackey and 2396 for Sorensen. They need 2359 signatures to get on the ballot.  Unfortunately, the document does not provide a breakdown of the verified/rejected rate. The recall could cost $105,000.

Update: Here's an article opposing the recall effort and noting that school consolidation is a nationwide phenomenon.