Romeo Community School Board recall, Michigan, 2010

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Romeo Community School Board recall
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Officeholders
Mike Stobak
Greg Jacobson
Jennifer White
Sue Hier
Sara Murray
Recall status
Did not go to a vote
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]

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