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Art Reyes recall, Mott Community College Board of Trustees, Michigan (2024)
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An effort to recall Mott Community College Board of Trustees member Art Reyes did not go to a vote in Michigan. The recall attempt was initiated by Angela Green-Harden on July 23, 2024.[2] A clarity hearing was held by the Genesee County Election Commission, and the recall language was approved on August 8, 2024.[3]
Recall organizers had a 60 day window to collect 44,880 signatures per petition in order to get the recall on the ballot. While the approved recall petition language was good for 180 days from its approval, recall organizers had to collect all the valid signatures within the same 60 day window.[1]
Recall supporters
Recall supporters cite Reyes' vote against approving a contract to hire Shaunda Richardson-Snell as interim president of Mott Community College as the reason for the recall attempt.[2]
Recall opponents
As of August, 2024, Ballotpedia had not identified a response from Reyes.
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.[4][5][6]
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
- Genesee County, Michigan
- Recall campaigns in Michigan
- Political recall efforts, 2024
- Special district recalls
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 East Village Magazine, "Election Commission approves recall language for three MCC trustees," accessed August 7, 2024
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 MLive, "Recall filed against Mott Community College board member who opposed interim president’s appointment," accessed August 22, 2024
- ↑ MLive, "Fourth Mott Community College trustee to face recall amid hiring controversy," accessed August 22, 2024
- ↑ 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
