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City council recall, Three Fraser, Michigan (2019)
| Three Fraser City Council recall |
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| Officeholders |
Suzanne Kalka David Winowiecki |
| Recall status |
| See also |
| Recall overview Political recall efforts, 2019 Recalls in Michigan Michigan recall laws City council recalls Recall reports |
An effort in Three Fraser, Michigan, to recall Council members Michael Lesich, Suzanne Kalka, and David Winowiecki was initiated in January 2019. Petitions were approved for circulation on January 22, 2019.[1]
Recall supporters
Karl Haus filed the recall petitions on January 9, 2019, in response to the three officials voting in favor of a $9 million tax increase for police and fire services.[2]
Recall opponents
Kalka told the Detroit Free Press that the recall effort was an attempt to put all members of the city council on the ballot in 2019. She said, "There are four (council members) up for re-election, including the mayor. If you recall, you can put everybody up in November. That's the way I see it. It's done this way by design."[1]
Path to the ballot
- See also: Laws governing recall in Michigan
Michigan law says that petitioners have 60 days beginning on the date the first signature is collected to submit a number of signatures equal to 25 percent of the votes cast in the district for governor in the last gubernatorial election. In this case, 1,642 valid signatures were needed. Petitions were approved for circulation on January 22, 2019.[1]
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