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Town supervisor and board of trustees recall, Gerrish Township, Michigan (2022-2023)
| Gerrish Township Supervisor and Board of Trustees recall |
|---|
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| Officeholders |
Mary Jo Oppy |
| Recall status |
Resigned (Tulgetske) |
| Signature requirement |
| See also |
| Recall overview Political recall efforts, 2023 Recalls in Michigan Michigan recall laws Mayoral recalls City council recalls Recall reports |
An effort to recall Township Supervisor Dave Udy, Trustee Mary Jo Oppy, and Trustee Terry Newton did not go to a vote in Gerrish Township, Michigan.[1]
The recall campaign also included Treasurer Leasa Tulgetske, who resigned from the board.[1]
Petitions in a second recall effort against Udy, Oppy, and Newton were rejected by county officials.[1][2]
Recall supporters
Ethan Brand filed an initial recall petition against Udy, Tulgetske, Oppy, and Newton on April 18, 2022. The petition read, "Voted on 4/13/21 in favor of a sewer project estimated at $130,000,000 without seeking prior support from a majority of the township constituents in the proposed sewer assessment district.”[1]
Resident Ric Federau filed a second petition against Udy, Oppy, and Newton on October 5, 2022. The second recall petition read, "On June 14, 2022, ... voted in favor of resolution 2022-06-14-01 which initiated a special assesment district for purpos of funding $79,560.00 Higgins Lake sewer project. (The Gerrish portion of a $115,000.000 project.)"[1]
Path to the ballot
- See also: Laws governing recall in Michigan
The Roscommon County Election Commission rejected Federau's petition for circulation in a hearing on October 19, 2022.[2] It approved Brand's petition in a hearing on May 9.[1]
To force a recall election to have been scheduled, organizers needed to collect signatures equal to 25% of township voters from the previous gubernatorial election.
See also
- Recall campaigns in Michigan
- Political recall efforts, 2023
- Political recall efforts, 2022
- Mayoral recalls
- City council recalls
External links
Footnotes
