Jul 26, 2023

Dawes County Commissioner fights petition to resign

Posted Jul 26, 2023 12:30 AM

By Alex Benzegala
Panhandle Post

In Dawes County District 2 Commissioner Vic Rivera is fighting a recall petition against him to step down.  The petition was brought on by Taylor Wohler's of rural Crawford for various forms of mismanagement of duties.  

Dawes County Clerk Clerk Cheryl Feist prepared the petitions for signatures for both in defense of Rivera and the accusations against him. 207 votes in 30 days in District 2 are needed for Rivera to be removed from office, and if they are collected there is a timeline of 15 days for the recall to be verified. 

    If enough signatures are present a recall election will be set by the County Commissioner's for no later than 21 days after,  the county will also be responsible for the costs of the election.