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Betty Brockie and Mark Singer recall, Blackman Township, Michigan (2014)
| Blackman Township Trustee recall |
|---|
 |
| Officeholders |
Mark Singer |
| Recall status |
| Recall election date |
| November 4, 2014 |
| See also |
| Recall overview Political recall efforts, 2014 Recalls in Michigan Michigan recall laws City council recalls Recall reports |
Efforts to recall Trustees Betty Brockie and Mark Singer in Blackman Township, Michigan from their positions were launched in 2014.[1] Petitioners collected enough signatures to add the recalls to the November ballot.[2] The recall election took place on November 4, 2014.[3] Brockie and Singer were recalled.[4]
Recall results
The following tables are based on unofficial results:[2]
| Betty Brockie Recall | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 Betty Brockie (Incumbent) | 1,864 | 42.15% | ||
 Louis Globensky | 2,558 | 57.85% | ||
| Mark Singer Recall | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Mark Singer (Incumbent) | 1,940 | 43.81% | ||
| Michael Ambs | 2,488 | 56.19% | ||
Recall proponent arguments
A group known as "Better Blackman" targeted Brockie and Singer for approving nearly $100,000 in pay raises for three other elected officials in March 2014.[1]
Path to the ballot
- See also: Laws governing recall in Michigan
Supporters needed to turn in 1,254 valid signatures in order to force a recall election. Better Blackman gathered more than 1,500.[1] The signatures were verified, putting the issue on the November ballot.[2] Brockie and Singer had until August 27, 2014, to file a written challenge to the petition. Because they did not, the recall election took place on November 4, 2014.[3]
See also
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 MLive, "Better Blackman turns in signatures for recall effort against Blackman Township trustees," July 28, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 WLNS, "Better Blackman Recall Effort Approved," August 13, 2014
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 MLive.com, "Recall elections in Blackman, Pulaski townships officially on the November ballot," August 29, 2014
- ↑ MLive, "Betty Brockie and Mark Singer recalled in Blackman Township following pay raise backlash," November 4, 2014
