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Marcy Bartniczak recall, Worth Township, Michigan (2011)
| Worth Township Clerk recall |
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| Officeholders |
| Recall status |
| Recall election date |
| May 3, 2011 |
| See also |
| Recall overview Political recall efforts, 2011 Recalls in Michigan Michigan recall laws City council recalls Recall reports |
Marcy Bartniczak was recalled from her elected position as the town clerk of Worth Township in Sanilac County, Michigan in a special recall election that took place on May 3, 2011.[1][2]
Douglas Varty was the lead organizer of the recall effort.
He said that his motivation for warning to remove Bartniczak from office is the role she played in a lawsuit filed by George and Margaret Paeth against the county. The Paeths filed their lawsuit after the township placed a stop-work order on the home they were building in 2007. A judge agreed with the Paeths that there were irregularities in the process, and ordered the township to pay them $600,000 and an additional $201,000 in attorneys' fees.
Bartniczak said that blaming her for the lawsuit and fine against the township isn't fair, because the entire township board was involved.[1]
Path to the ballot
On January 27, recall lead organizer Douglas Varty submitted 670 signatures to election officials in order to quality the recall question for the ballot, versus a requirement of 404 signatures.
See also
- Recall campaigns in Michigan
- Political recall efforts, 2011
- Laws governing recall in Michigan
- Sanilac County
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