Dan Fishel recall, Roscommon, Michigan (2018)

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Roscommon City Official recall
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Officeholders
Dan Fishel
Recall status
Recall approved
Recall election date
May 8, 2018
See also
Recall overview
Political recall efforts, 2018
Recalls in Michigan
Michigan recall laws
Mayoral recalls
Recall reports

An effort in Roscommon, Michigan, to recall Village President Dan Fishel from his position was initiated in June 2017. Fishel's appeal to dismiss the petition was rejected on August 17, 2017.[1] After signatures were turned in to the county clerk and verified, a recall election was scheduled for May 8, 2018.[2]

Results

Village President Dan Fishel was defeated by Councilman Mike Miller in the recall election on May 8, 2018. Unofficial results had Miller winning with 89 votes over the 71 votes earned by Fishel.[3]

Recall vote

The recall election occurred on May 8, 2018. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run against Fishel in the election was December 28, 2017.

Recall supporters

Roscommon Trustee Dan Scow submitted the following recall petition language to the Roscommon County Clerk on June 21, 2017:

Sharing his personal opinion of the Roscom­mon Downtown Development Authority after introducing himself as the village president at the March 22, 2017 County Commissioners meeting is a violation of the village ethics ordinance. His efforts to dismantle the DDA could cost the village more than $90,000 per year.[4][5]

—Dan Scow (2017)

Path to the ballot

See also: Laws governing recall in Michigan

Each recall petition in Michigan must be approved for circulation during a clarity hearing held by the county election commission. This hearing determines if the charges made in the petition are clear enough for a voter to understand. If approved for circulation, a recall organizer can initiate the signature-gathering process. The Roscommon County Election Commission approved Scow's recall petition for circulation on July 6, 2017.[4]

Recall proponents needed to collect 54 valid signatures for the recall petition. The signatures were turned in to the Roscommon County Clerk Office and were verified in December 2017.[2]

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