Barbara Collins and Robert Dopkowski recall, Milan Township, Michigan (2023)
| Barbara Collins and Robert Dopkowski recall |
|---|
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| Officeholders |
Robert Dopkowski |
| Recall status |
| Recall election date |
| May 2, 2023 |
| Signature requirement |
| See also |
| Recall overview Political recall efforts, 2023 Recalls in Michigan Michigan recall laws City council recalls City official recalls Recall reports |
An election to recall Clerk Barbara Collins and Trustee Robert Dopkowski was scheduled for May 2, 2023, in Milan Township, Michigan. Voters recalled both Collins and Dopkowski.[1][2]
Recall vote
Collins recall
General election
Special general election for Milan Township Clerk
Stephanie Kozar defeated incumbent Barbara Collins in the special general election for Milan Township Clerk on May 2, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Stephanie Kozar (Nonpartisan) | 69.9 | 321 | |
| Barbara Collins (R) | 30.1 | 138 | ||
| Total votes: 459 | |||
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Dopkowski recall
General election
Special general election for Milan Township Board of Trustees At-large
Nicholas Straub defeated incumbent Robert Dopkowski and Tom McGettigan in the special general election for Milan Township Board of Trustees At-large on May 2, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Nicholas Straub (R) | 67.9 | 313 | |
| Robert Dopkowski (Nonpartisan) | 25.4 | 117 | ||
| Tom McGettigan (Nonpartisan) | 6.7 | 31 | ||
| Total votes: 461 | |||
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Recall supporters
Opponents of a Milan Township solar ordinance began drafting the recall petitions against Collins and Dopkowski following a November 10, 2022 meeting in which they voted not to rescind the ordinance.[3]
Path to the ballot
- See also: Laws governing recall in Michigan
To schedule a recall election, organizers needed to collect signatures equal to 25% of voters in the preceding gubernatorial election in the electoral district of the officeholder they sought to recall.
Recall petitions were filed with the Monroe County Clerk's Office on January 13, 2023. The collected signatures were declared sufficient by Monroe County Clerk Annamarie Osment on February 13, 2023.[1]
See also
- Recall campaigns in Michigan
- Political recall efforts, 2023
- City council recalls
- City official recalls
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Monroe County Clerk/Register of Deeds, "Official Call of Election," February 13, 2023
- ↑ The Monroe News, "Monroe County Elections: Milan Township voters recall two officials," May 3, 2023
- ↑ The Monroe News, "Milan Township voters to have say on incumbent clerk, trustee in recall election May 2," April 30, 2023
