Kristen Valentine and Beau Shaver recall, Mayville, Michigan (2026)
| Kristen Valentine and Beau Shaver recall |
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Beau Shaver |
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| Recall overview Political recall efforts, 2026 Recalls in Michigan Michigan recall laws City council recalls Mayoral recalls Recall reports |
An effort to recall Village President Kristen Valentine and Trustee Beau Shaver did not go to a vote in Mayville, Michigan. Officials with the Tuscola County Election Commission determined that the petition language to recall Valentine and Shaver wasn’t clear enough for the effort to continue.[1]
Recall supporters
According to the Tuscola County Advertiser, organizer Cary Horton said Valentine should be recalled because "On February 25th, 2025 Kristen Valentine voted no to open the Mayville Village Office to the village residents from Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday from 9-3 p.m. at the Village of Mayville council meeting." Horton also said Shaver should be recalled because "On February 25th, 2025 Boyd Beau Shaver made a motion to table the opening of Village Office indefinitely at the Village of Mayville council meeting."[2]
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.[3][4][5]
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
- Mayville, Michigan
- Recall campaigns in Michigan
- Political recall efforts, 2026
- City council recalls
- Mayoral recalls
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Tuscola County Advertiser, "Latest Mayville Recall Effort Fails Again," accessed January 24, 2026
- ↑ Tuscola County Advertiser, "New Recall Petitions Target Mayville Duo," accessed January 10, 2026
- ↑ 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
