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Romeo Community School Board recall, Michigan, 2010
| Romeo Community School Board recall |
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| Officeholders |
Greg Jacobson Jennifer White Sue Hier Sara Murray |
| Recall status |
Resigned |
| See also |
| Recall overview Political recall efforts, 2010 Recalls in Michigan Michigan recall laws School board recalls Recall reports |
Organizers decided to end a campaign to recall Mike Stobak, Greg Jacobson, and Jennifer White from their positions on the Board of Education of the Romeo Community School District. Jacobson announced plans to resign effective November 1, 2010.[1][2]
A second recall campaign targeted board members Sue Hier and Sara Murray.[3] The Macomb County Elections Department rejected the petitions filed against Hier and Murray.[4]
The Romeo Community School Board recall effort was one of several similar efforts in 2009-2010 started by union organizers, who opposed school board members' voting to privatize some school functions.[5][6]
Background
Jacobson, Stobak, and White
Knepp, a local resident, filed 19 recall petitions against Jacobson, Stobak, and White on October 20, 2009. One of the reasons listed on the recall petitions was disagreement with board members' recent votes on school district expenditures, for example, a vote to privatize custodial workers in the district.[3]
Hier and Murray
Resident David Peterson-Tousignant initiated a separate recall effort against Sue Hier and Sara Murray on October 26, 2009. Among the listed reasons in favor of a recall election were:[3]
- a vote to close Croswell Elementary
- hiring "the most costly auditor"
- voting against "transparency" issues
According to Peterson-Tousignant, he was unaware of the previously filed recall petition against Jacobson, Stobak, and White.[3]
Path to the ballot
The Macomb County Elections Department greenlighted the circulation of the recall petition against Stobak, Jacobson, and White in November 2009. The approved petition language remained valid for 180 days. However, in order to force a recall election, supporters needed to collect valid signatures within a 90-day period.[4]
See also
- Recall campaigns in Michigan
- Political recall efforts, 2010
- School board recalls
- Recalls in Michigan targeting school board members who vote for privatization
External links
Additional reading
- The Detroit News, "Superintendent takes over Romeo schools amid school board recall," November 16, 2009
- Mackinac Center for Public Policy, "Recall Reversal of Fortune," October 30, 2009
Footnotes
- ↑ Romeo Observer, "Appeal for recall petitions denied"
- ↑ The Romeo Observer, "Recall against school board members halted," September 8, 2010
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 The Romeo Observer, "2 recall efforts target five on school board," October 28, 2009
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 The Romeo Observer, "Three RCS board members may face recall," November 11, 2009
- ↑ MEA Exposed, "Benton Harbor stands up for bullied school board members," March 10, 2010
- ↑ Detroit Free Press, "ROMEO: Judge approves recall petitions for circulation," April 23, 2010
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