Jennifer Stainton recall, Mundy Township, Michigan (2025)
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An effort to recall Supervisor Jennifer Stainton did not go to a vote in Mundy Township, Michigan. A clarity hearing with the Genesee County Election Commission was held on December 9, 2025.[1] All seven grounds for recall were rejected by the election commission.[2]
Recall supporters
The recall effort was organized by former Mundy Township Trustee Kimberly Jimenez. Petitions listed the following as grounds for recalling Stainton:[1]
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Recall opponents
In response to the recall effort, Stainton said, "Many of the statements being used are vague, subjective, or based on opinions rather than verifiable facts. Under Michigan law, none of these things - on their own - constitute misconduct or wrongdoing."[4]
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.[5][6][7]
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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Genessee County Elections Division, "Recalls," accessed December 8, 2025
- ↑ Michigan Live, "Proposed recalls against Mundy Township supervisor rejected by election panel," December 9, 2025
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Michigan Live, "Recall language submitted against Mundy Township Supervisor Jennifer Stainton," November 25, 2025
- ↑ 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
