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James Fouts and Paul Wojno recall, Warren, Michigan (2014)
| Warren City Officials recall |
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| Officeholders |
Paul Wojno |
| Recall status |
| See also |
| Recall overview Political recall efforts, 2014 Recalls in Michigan Michigan recall laws City official recalls Recall reports |
An effort to recall Mayor James Fouts and City Clerk Paul Wojno in Warren, Michigan, from their positions was launched in April 2014.[1] The effort against Wojno was abandoned in May 2014.[2]
Recall supporters
Recall proponent and Warren resident Karen Spranger alleged that Fouts "abused city operations and threatened employees with violence." She also contended that Wojno failed to maintain certain city records and neglected to properly train poll workers.[1]
Recall opponents
Wojno responded to the recall effort in an interview with The Macomb Daily and stated, "The language is rambling. It is misleading, and it’s incorrect as to the duties and responsibilities of our office. I don’t know what her motivation is."[1]
Path to the ballot
- See also: Laws governing recall in Michigan
Spranger submitted petition language to the Macomb County Clerk's Office on April 1, 2014. The Macomb County Election Commission held a clarity hearing on the petition language on April 15, 2014.[1] The board voted 3-0 to reject the petition language. Spranger indicated at the time that she would submit new petition language.[3]
On May 21, 2014, the Macomb County Election Commission voted against Spranger's new petition language. Spranger said she intended to file petition language against Fouts a third time, but would drop proceedings against Wojno.[2] On May 23, 2014, Spranger filed new petition language against Fouts. On June 10, 2014, the election commission once again rejected Spranger's petition language.[4][5]
See also
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Daily Tribune, "Warren Mayor James Fouts, Clerk Paul Wojno targeted for recall," April 2, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 The Daily Tribune, "Recall wording against Warren's mayor, clerk nixed again," May 21, 2014
- ↑ The Daily Tribune, "Recall language against Warren's mayor, clerk rejected," April 15, 2014
- ↑ The Detroit Free Press, "Warren resident makes third try in attempt to recall Mayor Fouts," May 23, 2014
- ↑ The Daily Tribune, "Panel rejects recall language targeting Warren Mayor James Fouts," June 10, 2014
