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Standish-Sterling Community School Board recall, Michigan, 2010
| Standish-Sterling Community School Board recall |
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| Officeholders |
Brenda Golimbieski Kim Koin |
| Recall status |
| Recall election date |
| May 4, 2010 |
| See also |
| Recall overview Political recall efforts, 2010 Recalls in Michigan Michigan recall laws School board recalls Recall reports |
A vote about whether to recall three Standish-Sterling Community School board members took place on May 4, 2010 ballot in Arenac County, Michigan.[1]
The school board members targeted for recall were Gary McFarland and board members Brenda Golimbieski and Kim Koin.
In the May 4 election, sufficient votes to remove all three from office were received.[2]
Brenda Golimbieski:
- Votes to recall: 720
- Votes to keep: 598
Kim Koin:
- Votes to recall: 767
- Votes to keep: 552
Gary McFarland:
- Votes to recall: 775
- Votes to keep: 537
Since all three were recalled, the school board must meet within 30 days to fill the positions.[3]
Reason for recall
The intent to recall was filed by Standish resident Kim Hadd.[4]
According to the filed petition, the reasons for the recall included:[4]
- a violation of the code of conduct
- meeting outside of scheduled board meetings to discuss school related issues
- an August 18, 2009 meeting did not follow the board's policies and procedures.[5]
Path to the ballot
In order to force a recall election, approximately a minimum of 1,080 valid signatures were required, while 2,810 were collected.[6]
See also
Footnotes
- ↑ Arenac Independent, "Recall vote May 4," April 28, 2010
- ↑ Arenac Independent, "School board members receive enough votes for recall, result certification Wednesday," May 4, 2010
- ↑ Arenac Independent, "SSC board member recall vote now official," May 10, 2010
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 The Arenac County Independent, "Recall language filed against school board members," October 13, 2009
- ↑ Bay City Times, "Committee wants to recall three Standish-Sterling school board members over open meetings act miscue," May 1, 2010
- ↑ The Arenac County Independent, "One reason for board recall granted clarity," October 30, 2009
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