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Bill Stanek recall, Big Rapids Township, Michigan (2023)
| Bill Stanek recall |
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| Officeholders |
| Recall status |
| Recall election date |
| November 7, 2023 |
| Signature requirement |
| See also |
| Recall overview Political recall efforts, 2023 Recalls in Michigan Michigan recall laws Mayoral recalls Recall reports |
An election to recall Township Supervisor Bill Stanek was scheduled for November 7, 2023, in Big Rapids Township, Michigan.[1] Stanek was removed from his position as supervisor as a result of the recall vote.[2]
Ballotpedia covered recall elections against 35 officials on November 7, 2023. Click here to read more about the other recall elections on the ballot.
Recall vote
General election
Special general election for Big Rapids Township Supervisor
Carman Bean defeated incumbent Bill Stanek in the special general election for Big Rapids Township Supervisor on November 7, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Carman Bean (Independent) | 52.9 | 444 | |
| Bill Stanek (R) | 46.6 | 391 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.5 | 4 | ||
| Total votes: 839 | |||
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Recall supporters
The recall effort was sponsored by Gerald Aldrich in response to a proposed Gotion Inc. battery component manufacturing facility in Mecosta County.[3]
Recall opponents
Stanek responded to the recall effort:[3]
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For the last 11 years I have voted to support the organization in doing economical development for the township. This year I have been told that it may be a conflict of interest. If I have done anything wrong and the people in this community think I should be removed, I am ready to accept the will of the people.[4] |
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Path to the ballot
- See also: Laws governing recall in Michigan
A recall petition must first be filed with the appropriate board, which then holds a hearing to determine whether the reason for the petition is factual and clear; that is the only criteria considered by the board to approve or reject the petition.
Once approved by the board, the petitioner must amass a number of signatures equal to 25 percent of the number of votes cast in the last general election in the electoral district of the officer sought to be recalled.[5] The petitioner has 60 days to collect these signatures beginning on the date the first signature is collected; however, the petition must be submitted no later than 180 days after it was approved by the board. For recall of state officials, the petition is submitted to the Michigan Secretary of State; for local officials, the petition is submitted to the county or township clerk in the county where the official resides.
Petitions were approved for circulation in May 2023.[3] On August 14, 2023, Mecosta County Clerk Marcee Purcell announced that enough valid signatures had been submitted to put the recall election on the ballot.[1][6]
See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Lake County Star, "Mecosta County clerk calls for recall election Nov. 7," August 16, 2023
- ↑ Midland Daily News, "Voters choose to replace Big Rapids Township supervisor," November 8, 2023
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Big Rapids Pioneer, "Local officials face recall in Green Charter, Big Rapids townships," July 20, 2023
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Michigan Legislature, "Michigan Compiled Laws Section 168.955," accessed February 16, 2016
- ↑ Mecosta County Clerk, "Official Call of Election," August 14, 2023
