Help us improve in just 2 minutes—share your thoughts in our reader survey.
Lou Conti and Dawn Potter-Williams recall, Alamo Township, Michigan (2014)
| Alamo Township Supervisor and Trustee recall |
|---|
 |
| Officeholders |
Dawn Potter-Williams |
| Recall status |
| Recall election date |
| November 4, 2014 |
| See also |
| Recall overview Political recall efforts, 2014 Recalls in Michigan Michigan recall laws City council recalls Recall reports |
An effort to recall Alamo Township, Michigan, Supervisor Lou Conti and Trustee Dawn Potter-Williams, from their positions was launched in November 2013. Petition forms were filed exactly one year after the supervisor and board member were elected. Conti and Potter-Williams were both successfully recalled on November 4, 2014.[1]
Petitions to recall Conti alleged the supervisor has "developed a pattern of depriving citizens the right to address the Alamo Township Board as guaranteed under the Open Meetings Act," "fired the former township attorney on [November 20, 2012] prior to any board meeting to make such a decision or to hear public comment" and committed actions that are in violation of the townships stewardship and sexual harassment policies.[2]
The effort against Potter-Williams alleged that the trustee has developed a pattern of depriving citizens from speaking at meetings, "voted to request the development of a new noise ordinance by the Planning Commission" and "voted to send the newly developed noise ordinance to the board of trustees as a member of the planning commission."[2]
Conti's response
In response to the recall effort Conti said, ""Folks that are putting this all together are the folks we defeated in the last election -- it has been their plan since day one. We have gone through a year now of harassment, bullying and intimidation at our board meetings by a group of folks who are finally showing their true colors."[2]
Path to the ballot
- See also: Laws governing recall in Michigan
Petitions to recall Conti were filed with the Kalamazoo County Election Committee on November 21, 2013. Forms to recall Potter-Williams were filed days earlier on November 19. Signature petition forms were circulated following the approval of the ballot language.[2]
A December 6, 2013, Kalamazoo County Election Commission hearing concluded that the submitted petitions were unclear. The commission's ruling was appealed within 10 days of the hearing.[3]
On December 9, recall supporters submitted six more petitions for an "intent to recall." The new petitions feature only one complaint against each official. Previous petitions were struck down because although portions of the multiple complaints were factual and clear, others were not clear. A clarity hearing was scheduled for December 27.[4]
A minimum of 380 signatures were required to initiate a recall election. Signatures were due 180 days after the petition language is approved.[2]
See also
- Recall campaigns in Michigan
- Political recall efforts, 2014
- City official recalls
- City council recalls
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ MLive.com, "Supervisor, trustee recalled in Alamo Township," November 4, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 MILive, "Alamo Township citizens file petition language to recall Supervisor Lou Conti and Trustee Dawn Potter-Williams," November 21, 2013
- ↑ MLive, "Petitions to recall Alamo Township supervisor, trustee ruled unclear, must be resubmitted," December 6, 2013
- ↑ MLive, "Six more petitions filed to recall Alamo Township supervisor, trustee; clarity hearing set for Dec. 27," December 10, 2013
