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Mott Community College Board of Trustees recall, Michigan (2024)
| Mott Community College Board of Trustees recall |
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| Officeholders |
John Daly III Wendy Wolcott |
| Recall status |
| Signature requirement |
| See also |
| Recall overview Political recall efforts, 2024 Recalls in Michigan Michigan recall laws Special district recalls Recall reports |
An effort to recall Mott Community College Board of Trustees members Janet Couch, John Daly III, and Wendy Wolcott did not go to a vote in Michigan. The recall was initiated by Patrick Hayes on July 16, 2024.[2] A clarity hearing was held by the Genesee County Election Commission on August 1, 2024, and the recall petition language was approved by a 2-0 vote.[1]
Recall organizers had a 60 day window to collect 44,880 signatures per petition in order to get the recall on the ballot. While the approved recall petition language was good for 180 days from its approval, recall organizers had to collect all the valid signatures within the same 60 day window.[1]
Recall supporters
The recall petitions stated the following grounds for Couch, Daly, and Wolcott's recall:[3]
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In (their) capacity as trustee at Mott Community College, (John Daly, Janet Couch, and Wendy Wolcott) voted on July 15, 2024, to approve a contract for interim president of Mott Community College with Shaunda Richardson-Snell. [4] |
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Richardson-Snell's credentials to serve as president of Mott Community College have been called into question by members of Mott Community College staff and students, as well as community members in the area.[5]
Recall opponents
In response to the recall petition, Wolcott said: “It’s a sad day when my vote is being taken away...to be punished on how you vote is not right. I voted my conscience and I stand by that. My focus is on the students and the best interest of Mott. I will not be distracted or threatened. I have had enough, and I’m ready to get back to what we are supposed to be doing as a board. I still have hope that I can bridge the gap and bring us all together.”[2]
As of August, 2024, Ballotpedia had not identified a response from Couch or Daly.
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.[6][7][8]
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 2024 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
- Genesee County, Michigan
- Recall campaigns in Michigan
- Political recall efforts, 2024
- Special district recalls
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 East Village Magazine, "Election Commission approves recall language for three MCC trustees," accessed August 7, 2024
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 East Village Magazine, "Recall language filed against three Mott Community College trustees," accessed August 7, 2024
- ↑ Genesee County Clerk, "Recall Petition," accessed August 7, 2024
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ East Village Magazine, "MCC announces interim president Shaunda Richardson-Snell amid vocal opposition from faculty, community," accessed August 7, 2024
- ↑ 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
