Karla Miller recall, Mecosta County Drain Commission, Michigan (2026)
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An effort to recall Mecosta County Drain Commissioner Karla Miller is underway in Michigan. The recall effort was filed by Rupert Bogoian Jr. On March 20, 2026, the Michigan Board of State Canvassers held a clarity hearing and approved the petition language as sufficiently clear to move forward. Recall supporters have 180 days from that date to collect 4,378 signatures to qualify the recall for the ballot.[1][3]
Recall supporters
Recall organizers submitted the following reasons for recall in their petition:[1]
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During the April 3rd, 2025 meeting of the Mecosta County Board of Commissioners, Karla Miller, Drain Commissioner for Mecosta County, Michigan, appeared in her official capacity before the board to discuss and request adoption of Resolution 2025-05 – Resolution Pledging Full Faith and Credit for the Tonkin Drain Drainage District – Drainage District Bonds, Series 2025. [4] |
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Recall opponents
As of March 2026, Ballotpedia had not identified a response from Miller.[1]
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 2025 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
- Ballotpedia's Recall Report
- Mecosta County, Michigan
- Recall campaigns in Michigan
- Political recall efforts, 2026
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Michigan Board of State Canvassers, "Board of State Canvassers Meeting," March 20, 2026, at 45:49
- ↑ Mecosta County Clerk, "November 2022 Statement of Votes Cast," November 17, 2022
- ↑ Michigan Legislature, "MCL 168.951a," accessed April 2026
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ 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
