Delta County Board of Commissioners recall, Michigan (2023-2024)
| Delta County Board of Commissioners recall |
|---|
 |
| Officeholders |
Dave Moyle Robert Petersen |
| Recall status |
| Recall election date |
| May 7, 2024 |
| Signature requirement |
| See also |
| Recall overview Political recall efforts, 2023-2024 Recalls in Michigan Michigan recall laws County commission recalls Recall reports |
An effort to recall Delta County Board of Commissioners members Robert Barron, Dave Moyle, and Robert Petersen in Michigan was initiated in 2023.[2] In the clarity hearing on July 17, the Delta County Election Commission approved the recall petitions for circulation.[1]
Barron, Moyle, and Petersen filed appeals, halting the signature collection process. An appeals hearing was scheduled for August 7, 2023.[3] The appeals were rejected in the hearing, allowing signature collection to move forward.[4]
Recall elections for Moyle, Barron, and Petersen were scheduled for May 7, 2024.[5][6][7]
Moyle, Barron, and Petersen were recalled in the election on May 7, 2024.[8]
Recall vote
Barron recall
General election
Special general election for Delta County Board of Commissioners District 3
Myra Croasdell defeated incumbent Robert Barron in the special general election for Delta County Board of Commissioners District 3 on May 7, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Myra Croasdell (No Party Affiliation) | 73.1 | 1,410 | |
| Robert Barron (R) | 26.6 | 514 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 5 | ||
| Total votes: 1,929 | |||
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Moyle recall
General election
Special general election for Delta County Board of Commissioners District 4
Kelli vanGinhoven defeated incumbent David Moyle in the special general election for Delta County Board of Commissioners District 4 on May 7, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Kelli vanGinhoven (D) | 72.3 | 932 | |
| David Moyle (R) | 27.4 | 353 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 4 | ||
| Total votes: 1,289 | |||
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Petersen recall
General election
Special general election for Delta County Board of Commissioners District 5
Matthew Jensen defeated incumbent Robert Petersen in the special general election for Delta County Board of Commissioners District 5 on May 7, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Matthew Jensen (No Party Affiliation) | 72.3 | 947 | |
| Robert Petersen (R) | 27.3 | 358 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 4 | ||
| Total votes: 1,309 | |||
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Recall supporters
Recall supporters cited the board's firing of administrator Emily DeSalvo as grounds for recall.[1]
Recall opponents
Recall opponents argued that the board acted correctly in firing administrator Emily DeSalvo since a speech she made criticizing Barron, Moyle, and Petersen would have made cooperation difficult.[1]
Path to the ballot
- See also: Laws governing recall in Michigan
In the clarity hearing on July 17, the Delta County Election Commission approved the recall petitions for circulation. Petitions may not be circulated for 10 days to allow a potential appeal period for officials targeted in the recall. Commissioner Moyle indicated his desire to appeal the decision to the circuit court.[1]
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 2024 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
- Delta County, Michigan
- Recall campaigns in Michigan
- Political recall efforts, 2023
- Political recall efforts, 2024
- County commission recalls
External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- Delta County, Michigan Board of Commissioners
- Delta County, Michigan Election Information
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Daily Press, "Petiton language approved for county board recall," July 18, 2023
- ↑ Daily Press, "Recall petition language filed for county commissioners," July 5, 2023
- ↑ uppermichigansource.com, "Recall effort for Delta County Commissioners will not be on November ballot," August 2, 2023
- ↑ uppermichigansource.com, "Judge rejects 3 Delta County commissioners’ appeal to recall language," August 8, 2023
- ↑ wzmq19.com, "Recall of Delta County Commissioner David Moyle will officially be on May ballot," October 31, 2023
- ↑ wzmq19.com, "Recall of Delta County Commissioner Bob Barron will officially be on May ballot," November 13, 2023
- ↑ wzmq19.com, "Three Delta County Commissioners will face recall election in May," December 12, 2023
- ↑ The Recall Elections Blog , "Michigan: Three Delta County Commissioners ousted in recall votes," May 8, 2024
