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Glenda McDonald recall, Highland Park, Michigan (2024)
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| Recall overview Political recall efforts, 2024 Recalls in Michigan Michigan recall laws Mayoral recalls Recall reports |
An effort to recall Mayor Glenda McDonald did not go to a vote in Highland Park, Michigan.
Recall supporters
The recall effort was organized by Robert Davis. The Detroit Metro Times reported that petitions listed the following as grounds for recalling McDonald:[1]
- She uses on-duty police officers to chauffeur her around;
- she allegedly recommended that the city council approve a water agreement that resulted in an increase in residents’ utility bills; and
- she declined to veto the water agreement.
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.[2][3][4]
The Wayne County Election Commission approved the petition for circulation on February 14, 2024.[5] Recall organizers had until August 12, 2024, to submit about 500 valid signatures to put the recall on the ballot.
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.
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Footnotes
- ↑ Detroit Metro Times, "Recall campaign seeks to oust ‘incompetent and unqualified’ mayor of Highland Park," February 9, 2024
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Detroit Metro Times, "Election committee gives green light to recall of Highland Park mayor over skyrocketing water bills," February 15, 2024
