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Regan Watson recall, Hamtramck Public Schools, Michigan (2025)
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An effort to recall Regan Watson from the Hamtramck Public Schools Board of Education in Michigan was rejected by the Wayne County Clerk’s Office in February 2025 after recall supporters filed petition signatures. The signatures were dismissed due to "recall language not being identical to what was approved by the Wayne County Election Commission."[1]
The recall petition against Watson was approved to collect signatures in January 2025.[2]
Recall supporters
The recall petition was filed by Hemyar Al-Jamali and listed the following reasons for recall:[2]
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Recall opponents
Watson did not give a reason for her absence from board meetings, but she said she planned to resume attending meetings when asked by a fellow board member in December 2024.[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.[4][5][6]
To get the recall against Watson on the ballot, recall supporters had to collect approximately 1,200 signatures.[2]
2025 recall efforts
- See also: School board recalls
Ballotpedia has tracked 21 school board recall efforts against 39 board members in 2025. Recall elections against three board members were approved by voters on April 22, 2025, and June 10, 2025, removing all three from office. Recall elections against two other members are also being held on November 4, 2025.
The chart below details the status of 2025 recall efforts by individual school board member.
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
- Hamtramck Public Schools, Michigan
- Hamtramck Public Schools, Michigan, elections
- Recall campaigns in Michigan
- Political recall efforts, 2025
- School board recalls
- States that allow school board recalls
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Footnotes
- ↑ The Hamtramck Review, "School board recall attempt hits roadblock," February 14, 2025
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 The Hamtramck Review, "Recall election OK’d for HPS School Board member over absences," January 31, 2025
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ 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
