Bentley, Borer recalled
Search for new commissioners will be advertised
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October 17, 2019
LuAnn Schindler
Recount • Antelope County Deputy Clerk Denise Kurpgeweit sends a stack of recall ballots through a counting machine, Oct. 15. Commissioners Tom Borer and Allan Bentley were both recalled.
Voters in two Antelope County commissioner districts spoke, ousting District 3 Commissioner Allan Bentley, of Neligh, and District 5 Commissioner Tom Borer, of Elgin.
Unofficial results show 307 votes to recall Bentley, with 174 votes favoring his retention.
In District 5, 337 votes were cast to recall Borer, while 187 no votes were returned.
The canvassing board was scheduled to meet Wednesday, Oct. 16, to verify results.
Pending verification, the two officials will receive notification of the election outcome.
According to Antelope County Attorney Joe Abler, the process to replace Bentley and Borer will not begin until after election results are finalized.
Positions will be advertised.
A committee made up of Abler, Antelope County Clerk Lisa Payne and Antelope County Treasurer Deb Branstiter will interview candidates in public session and appoint successors.
Antelope County residents Jack Allemang, of Clearwater, and Bethany Miller, of Elgin, filed petitions to recall the commissioners July 8. The petitions were turned in at the clerk's office Aug. 13, and signatures were subsequently verified.
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