Township board recall, Grand Blanc Township, Michigan (2025-2026)
| Township board recall |
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| Officeholders |
Dave Robertson Mike Yancho Paul White Sarah Hugo Joel Feick |
| Recall status |
Did not go to a vote (Robertson, Yancho, Hugo, Feick) |
| Signature requirement |
| See also |
| Recall overview Political recall efforts, 2025 Recalls in Michigan Michigan recall laws Mayoral recalls City council recalls Recall reports |
An effort to recall Supervisor Scott Bennet, Clerk Dave Robertson, Treasurer Mike Yancho, and Trustees Paul White, Sarah Hugo, and Joel Feick did not go to a vote in Grand Blanc Township, Michigan. Petitions were filed on November 20, 2025. Petition language was rejected by the Genesee County Election Commission in a clarity hearing on December 1, 2025.[1]
Separate recall language for Supervisor Scott Bennet and Trustee Paul White was approved by the Genessee County Election Commission on January 2, 2026.[2]
Recall supporters
Recall petitions listed the following as grounds for recalling all six officials:[1]
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Allowed Fire Department Chief Jamie Jent to be placed on administrative leave from October 20, 2025 through October 29, 2025. Allowed the terms of Chief Jent's reinstatement to include 90 additional days of employee probationary period from November 3, 2025 through February 1, 2026.[3] |
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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.[4][5][6]
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.
See also
- Recall campaigns in Michigan
- Political recall efforts, 2026
- Political recall efforts, 2025
- Mayoral recalls
- City council recalls
- City official recalls
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Genessee County Election Division, "Recalls," accessed December 8, 2025
- ↑ M Live, "Recall language approved for Grand Blanc Township supervisor, trustee," accessed January 2, 2026
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Michigan Election Law, "Act 116 of 1954: 168.955 Recall petition; number of signatures; certification." accessed October 13, 2023
- ↑ 'Michigan Election Law, "Act 116 of 1954: 168.961 Recall petition; filing; receipt; duties of filing official; duties of city or township clerk; certificate; duties of village clerk; use of qualified voter file." accessed October 13, 2023
- ↑ Michigan Election Officials' Manual, "Chapter 18 Recall Process," August 2017
