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Andrea Burney-Obershaw recall, Bay City, Michigan (2025)
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An effort to recall Ward 3 City Commissioner Andrea Burney-Obershaw is underway in Bay City, Michigan.[1]
Recall supporters
Dennis Banaszak filed the recall petition. The reason given for the recall effort was Burney-Obershaw's conviction for domestic violence in 2023.[1]
Path to the ballot
- See also: Laws governing recall in Michigan
No specific grounds are required for recall in Michigan. To get a recall on the ballot in Michigan, recall supporters must collect signatures equal in number to 25% of voters in the jurisdiction in the last gubernatorial election. They have 60 days between the collection of the first signature and the collection of the last signature on the petition. Recall petitions are eligible to collect signatures for 180 days.[2][3][4]
Recall context
- See also: Ballotpedia's Recall Report
Ballotpedia covers recall efforts across the country for all state and local elected offices. A recall effort is considered official if the petitioning party has filed an official form, such as a notice of intent to recall, with the relevant election agency.
The chart below shows how many officials were included in recall efforts from 2012 to 2024 as well as how many of them defeated recall elections to stay in office and how many were removed from office in recall elections.
See also
- Ballotpedia's Recall Report
- Bay City, Michigan
- Recall campaigns in Michigan
- Political recall efforts, 2025
- City council recalls
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 WNEM, "Bay City commissioner faces fourth recall effort amid residency rule vote," July 7, 2025
- ↑ Michigan Election Law, "Act 116 of 1954: 168.955 Recall petition; number of signatures; certification." accessed October 13, 2023
- ↑ 'Michigan Election Law, "Act 116 of 1954: 168.961 Recall petition; filing; receipt; duties of filing official; duties of city or township clerk; certificate; duties of village clerk; use of qualified voter file." accessed October 13, 2023
- ↑ Michigan Election Officials' Manual, "Chapter 18 Recall Process," August 2017
