March 31, 2023 3:50 a.m. 

An effort to recall Glide School District Board Chair Candice Voynick is underway.

Douglas County Clerk Daniel Loomis said on Monday his office approved the petition to begin gathering signatures.

Chief Petitioner Abigail Malek’s petition statement claims that Voynick has violated board policies and cites a list of examples Malek believes are not being followed.

Malek told News Radio 93-9 FM and 1240 KQEN that for years, community members and students have put forth the effort to enter a two-way relationship with the board. Malek said this has been an ongoing issue for quite some time. She claims there is an overwhelming lack of transparency and that the board has not acted on good faith in regards to the meeting business listed on public records and has not upheld district policies. Malek says many people in the community have requested a recall process because they don’t believe Voynick is representing the community or students.

Voynick told KQEN that in her five years on the board, she has never wavered from following through on her obligations and commitment to the district, staff and students. Voynick said in 2022 when the superintendent resigned, the board agreed to hire an interim superintendent, as the timing was not sufficient for a full permanent superintendent search. She said that during that process the board made a commitment to follow through with a full permanent superintendent search. Voynick said, “As a Board member, I stand by this commitment and will continue to do my due diligence to fulfill this commitment”.

Loomis said Malek has until June 19th to gather 542 signatures from registered voters in that school district to move the effort forward.

A copy of the petition document is linked at www.541radio.com20230324 Recall R10-2023-02_Redacted