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Dan Fishel recall, Roscommon, Michigan (2018)
| Roscommon City Official recall |
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| 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:
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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] |
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| —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]
See also
- Recall campaigns in Michigan
- Political recall efforts, 2017
- Political recall efforts, 2018
- Mayoral recalls
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ The Houghton Lake Resorter, "Fishel’s recall appeal denied," August 24, 2017
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 The Houghton Lake Resorter, "Signatures verified in Fishel recall, election in May," December 21, 2017
- ↑ Up North Voice, "Election mixed bag of recall and school millages," May 9, 2018
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 The Houghton Lake Resorter, "Fishel’s recall language updated, hearing July 6," June 29, 2017
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
