Bridgeport-Spaulding Community School District recall, Michigan (2025-2026)
| Bridgeport-Spaulding Community School District recall |
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| Officeholders |
Carmen Castillo Lucy Ann Erby Amy Morales |
| Recall status |
| Signature requirement |
| See also |
| Recall overview Political recall efforts, 2026 Recalls in Michigan Michigan recall laws School board recalls Recall reports |
An effort to recall Brentoya Bray-Breamsy, Carmen Castillo, Lucy Ann Erby, and Amy Morales from their positions on the Bridgeport-Spauliding Community School District school board is underway.[1][2][3][4]
Recall supporters
The recall petitions were filed after the school board voted 4-3 against extending Superintendent Mark Whelton's contract. Bray-Breamsy, Castillo, Erby, and Morales voted against extending the contract.[1]
Recall opponents
Erby and Castillo filed an appeal against the Saginaw County Election Commission, which approved the petitions seeking their recall for circulation.[5]
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.[6][7][8]
2026 recall efforts
- See also: School board recalls
Ballotpedia has tracked 13 school board recall efforts against 30 board members in 2026. A recall election for one board member is scheduled for March 3, 2026.
The chart below details the status of 2026 recall efforts by individual school board member.
2025 recall efforts
- See also: School board recalls
Ballotpedia tracked 30 school board recall efforts against 57 board members in 2025. Recall elections in 2025 removed four members from office and retained four members in office. The school board recall success rate was 13.3%.
The chart below details the status of 2025 recall efforts by individual school board member.
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 2025 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
- Bridgeport-Spaulding Community School District, Michigan
- Bridgeport-Spaulding Community School District, Michigan, elections
- Recall campaigns in Michigan
- Political recall efforts, 2025
- Political recall efforts, 2026
- School board recalls
- States that allow school board recalls
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 ABC12 News, "Recall effort against 3 Bridgeport school board members can proceed," November 19, 2025
- ↑ ABC12 News, "Recall filed for fourth Bridgeport-Spaulding school board member," November 26, 2025
- ↑ MLive, "Recall petitions targeting Bridgeport-Spaulding school board members advance after appeals," January 14, 2026
- ↑ MLive, "Recall petition targeting Bridgeport-Spaulding school board president moves forward," January 20, 2026
- ↑ ABC12 News, "Bridgeport-Spaulding school board members file appeal to halt recalls," November 28, 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
