Kristy Gustafson and Darla Rippee recall, Lee Township, Michigan (2021-2022)

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Kristy Gustafson & Darla Rippee recall
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Officeholders
Kristy Gustafson & Darla Rippee
Recall status
Recall approved
Recall election date
May 3, 2022
Signature requirement
25% of votes cast in last gubernatorial election
See also
Recall overview
Political recall efforts, 2022
Recalls in Michigan
Michigan recall laws
Mayoral recalls
City council recalls
Recall reports

A special election to recall Township Supervisor Kristy Gustafson and Trustee Darla Rippee was scheduled for May 3, 2022, in Lee Township, Michigan.[1][2] Voters approved the recall of both officials.[3]

The filing deadline for unaffiliated candidates to run in the election was March 7, 2022.[2]

Recall vote

Gustafson recall election

General election

Special general election for Lee Township Supervisor

Doug Kruger defeated incumbent Kristy Gustafson in the special general election for Lee Township Supervisor on May 3, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Doug Kruger (Independent)
 
79.9
 
875
Kristy Gustafson (R)
 
20.1
 
220

Total votes: 1,095
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Rippee recall election

General election

Special general election for Lee Township Board of Trustees At-large

Mark List defeated incumbent Darla Rippee in the special general election for Lee Township Board of Trustees At-large on May 3, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Mark List (Independent)
 
80.7
 
883
Darla Rippee (R)
 
19.2
 
210
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
1

Total votes: 1,094
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Recall supporters

Recall supporters submitted eight petitions, four against Gustafson and four against Rippee, to the Midland County Election Commission. Residents Jasna Appell, Doug Kruger, Debra Reiber, and Carol Schaefer submitted recall petitions.

The commission approved four of the petitions, two against Gustafson and two against Rippee.

Language from one of the approved petitions against Gustafson read, "On March 8, Gustafson voted 'yes' on a motion to transition township trash removal process from the Lee Twp. waste station to a 'curbside without recycle' solution, without utilizing the Lee Twp. bid process nor establishing an assessed district."

The second approved petition gave a similar ground for recall, citing a "resolution on April 12, (which) increased the annual waste charge to residents from $85 to $226; and solid waste resolutions, voted on May 4 and 10, to stop the referendum regarding Lee Twp. waste services."

Path to the ballot

See also: Laws governing recall in Michigan

The Midland County Election Commission approved two sets of petitions on December 29, 2021. Gustafson and Rippee had 10 days to file an appeal with the Midland County Circuit Court before organizers could begin circulating petitions.[1]

Organizers needed to collect signatures equal to 25 percent of the number of votes cast in the township in the previous gubernatorial election.[4]

See also

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