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Town board recall, Comstock Township, Michigan (2025-2026)

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Township board recall
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Officeholders
Ben Martin
Nicole Beauchamp
Sandy Bloomfield
Kristie Cherry
Terry McIver
Bob Pratt
Jerry Amos
Recall status
Underway
Signature requirement
1,817 signatures
See also
Recall overview
Political recall efforts, 2026
Recalls in Michigan
Michigan recall laws
Mayor recalls
City council recalls
Recall reports

Efforts to recall Supervisor Ben Martin, Clerk Nicole Beauchamp, Treasurer Sandy Bloomfield, and Trustees Kristie Cherry, Terry McIver, Bob Pratt, and Jerry Amos are underway in Comstock Township, Michigan.[1]

Recall supporters

On November 20, 2025, three separate petitions submitted by recall organizer William Knight cited Beauchamp, Pratt, McIver, and Cherry's votes to end the moratorium on large-scale renewable energy projects in Comstock Township as the reason for the recall.[2]

Organizer Joshua Engberts submitted a recall petitions against Martin, Bloomfield, and Amos on December 1, 2025.[3]

Petition language against Martin states:[3]

  • Supervisor Martin voted No on the motion made by Trustee Pratt that we as a Board accept the Attorney Use Policy that was created by Attorney Thall and Superintendent Hess.
  • On November 17, 2025 Supervisor Martin made a motion for the draft Budget for 2026 to implement the purchase of five weather service sirens from the company that we chose during the vote for the CIP Funds.
  • On April 21, 2025, Supervisor Ben Martin voted No to adopt Censure Resolution 2025-9 in which the Charter Township of Comstock Board of Trustees formally censured Treasurer Sandy Bloomfield.
  • Supervisor Martin's ongoing Litigation of Soil Friends LLC v. Charter Township of Comstock, MI[4]

Petition language against Bloomfield states:[3]

  • Treasurer Bloomfield was formally censured by the Charter Township of Comstock Board of Trustees on April 21, 2025, Censure Resolution 2025-9.
  • Treasurer Sandy Bloomfield voted No on the motion made by Trustee Pratt that we as a Board accept the Attorney Use Policy that was created by Attorney Thall and Superintendent Hess.
  • On November 17, 2025 Treasurer Bloomfield voted yes on a motion made by Supervisor Martin for the Draft Budget for 2026 to implement the purchase of five weather sirens and then additionally in 2027 an additional five weather service sirens from the company that we chose during the vote for the CIP funds.
  • As summarized in the April 21, 2025 Township Board meeting Limited Summary by Clark Hill law firm, on February 3, 2025 Treasurer Bloomfield undertook a review of the Superintendent's employment performance at a public meeting without allowing the Superintendent an opportunity to request a closed session as permitted by Michigan law. Ms. Bloomfield, without evidence, accused the Superintendent of obstruction, spreading misinformation, misuse of government resources, and intimidation. Upon investigation, Ms. Bloomfield's allegations were found to be without merit.[4]

Petition language against Amos states:[3]

  • Trustee Jerry Amos voted No on the motion made by Trustee Pratt that we as a Board accept the Attorney Use Policy that was created by Attorney Thall and Superintendent Hess.
  • On November 17, 2025 Trustee Jerry Amos voted yes on a motion made by Supervisor Martin for the Draft Budget for 2026 to implement the purchase of five weather sirens and then additionally in 2027 an additional five weather service sirens from the company that we chose during the vote for the CIP funds.
  • On April 21, 2025, Trustee Jerry Amos voted No to adopt Censure Resolution 2025-9 in which the Charter Township of Comstock Board of Trustees formally censured Treasurer Sandy Bloomfield.[4]

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.[5][6][7]

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 2025 as well as how many of them defeated recall elections to stay in office and how many were removed from office in recall elections.


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