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Mayor and city commission recall, Dickinson, North Dakota (2024-2025)
| Dickinson mayor and city commission recall |
|---|
 |
| Officeholders |
John Odermann Jason Fridrich |
| Recall status |
Recall defeated (Fridrich) |
| Recall election date |
| March 11, 2025 |
| Signature requirement |
424 signatures (Fridrich) |
| See also |
| Recall overview Political recall efforts, 2025 Recalls in North Dakota North Dakota recall laws City council recalls Mayoral recalls Recall reports |
An effort to recall Mayor Scott Decker and City Commissioner John Odermann did not go to a vote in Dickinson, North Dakota after the required threshold for signatures was not met.[1]
An election to recall City Commissioner Jason Fridrich was scheduled for March 11, 2025. The filing deadline for candidates interested in running in the recall election was January 6, 2025.[1] No candidates filed to run against Fridrich in the recall. The ballot contained space for voters to vote for a write-in candidate. Voters retained Fridrich.[2][3]
Recall vote
General election
Special general election for Dickinson City Commission
Incumbent Jason Fridrich defeated Seth Helgeson in the special general election for Dickinson City Commission on March 11, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Jason Fridrich (Nonpartisan) | 96.2 | 626 | |
| Seth Helgeson (Nonpartisan) (Write-in) | 2.3 | 15 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.5 | 10 | ||
| Total votes: 651 | ||||
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Recall supporters
Recall organizers alleged that Decker, Odermann, and Fridrich's oaths of office were not properly filed in accordance with the North Dakota Century Code.[4]
Recall opponents
The Editorial Board of The Dickinson Press published an opinion opposing the effort to recall Fridrich.[5]
Path to the ballot
- See also: Laws governing recall in North Dakota
No specific grounds are required for recall in North Dakota. The number of signatures required to get the recall on the ballot varies depending on the office type. The number of signatures is equal to either 25% or 35% of voters who cast ballots in the most recent election in which the official sought to be recalled was on the ballot. Petitions must be submitted within 90 days.[6][7]
The recall petitions were submitted on October 30, 2024.[8]
See also
- Ballotpedia's Recall Report
- Dickinson, North Dakota
- Recall campaigns in North Dakota
- Political recall efforts, 2024
- Political recall efforts, 2025
- City council recalls
- Mayoral recalls
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 MSN, "Recall election set for Dickinson City Commissioner Jason Fridrich," December 2, 2024
- ↑ The Dickinson Press, "Last-minute twist leaves Dickinson recall election unopposed," January 10, 2025
- ↑ The Dickinson Press, "UNOFFICIAL: Fridrich overwhelmingly retains seat," March 11, 2025
- ↑ The Dickinson Press, "Recall battle erupts as legal and procedural conflicts arise," August 21, 2024
- ↑ The Dickinson Press, "The Dickinson Press Editorial Board: Fridrich recall a wasteful misstep," November 25, 2024
- ↑ North Dakota Secretary of State, "2023-2025 RECALLING AN ELECTED OFFICIAL OF THE STATE OR A POLITICAL SUBDIVISION," accessed October 17, 2023
- ↑ Bill Track 50, "ND SB2269," accessed April 29, 2025
- ↑ The Dickinson Press, "City commission addresses Home Rule Charter for recall," November 22, 2024
