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John Humphrey recall, New Buffalo, Michigan (2023)
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An effort to recall New Buffalo Mayor John Humphrey was initiated in May 2023. Petitions were rejected by the Berrien County Election Commission in a clarity hearing on May 31, 2023. Recall organizers stated that they would submit revised petitions.
Recall supporters
The recall effort was initiated by New Buffalo resident John Taylor in response to an increase of water and sewer rates. Petitions stated that Humphrey should have been recalled because he voted to approve of the rate increases at a city council meeting on June 20, 2022.
Recall opponents
Speaking on the vote to raise rates, Humphrey said that he and the city council "showed a tremendous amount of due diligence in how this decision was made. To act like this was an individual action or something I did by myself or took lightly is completely untrue."
Path to the ballot
- See also: Laws governing recall in Michigan
A recall petition must first be filed with the appropriate board, which then holds a hearing to determine whether the reason for the petition is "factual" and "clear;" those are the only criteria considered by the board to approve or reject the petition.
Once approved by the board, the petitioner must amass a number of signatures equal to 25 percent of the number of votes cast in the last general election in the electoral district of the officer sought to be recalled.[1] The petitioner has 60 days to collect these signatures beginning on the date the first signature is collected; however, the petition must be submitted no later than 180 days after it was approved by the board. For recall of state officials, the petition is submitted to the Michigan Secretary of State; for local officials, the petition is submitted to the county or township clerk in the county where the official resides.
See also
- Recall campaigns in Michigan
- Political recall efforts, 2023
- Mayoral recalls
- John Humphrey and Brian Flanagan recall, New Buffalo, Michigan (2022)
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