Township officials recall, Juniata, Michigan (2018)
| Township Officials recall |
|---|
 |
| Officeholders |
Heidi Stark Andrew Stark |
| Recall status |
| Recall election date |
| November 6, 2018 |
| See also |
| Recall overview Political recall efforts, 2018 Recalls in Michigan Michigan recall laws City official recalls Recall reports |
An effort in Juniata Township, Michigan, to recall Supervisor Neil Jackson, Clerk Heidi Stark, and Trustee Andrew Stark was initiated by recall organizer Garrett Tetil in January 2018.[1] Petitioners submitted enough signatures to put the recall on the ballot on November 6, 2018.[2] All three officials were defeated by their opponents in the recall election.
A recall effort against Trustee Elaine Schunn was initiated in April 2018.[3] In June 2018, the Tuscola County Election Commission rejected the wording on the proposed recall petition on the grounds of clarity.[4]
Recall vote
The recall election was held on November 6, 2018. All three officials were defeated by their opponents in the recall election.[5]
| Neil Jackson recall, 2018 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Garrett Tetil |
63.6% | 516 |
| Neil Jackson Incumbent | 36.3% | 294 |
| Write-in | 0.0% | 1 |
| Total Votes | 811 | |
| Source: Tuscola County, Michigan | ||
| Heidi Stark recall, 2018 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Brenda Bigham |
50.5% | 411 |
| Heidi Stark Incumbent | 34.4% | 280 |
| Renae Thornton | 15.0% | 122 |
| Write-in | 0.0% | 1 |
| Total Votes | 814 | |
| Source: Tuscola County, Michigan | ||
| Andrew Stark recall, 2018 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Judy Cockerill |
54.0% | 441 |
| Andrew Stark Incumbent | 31.7% | 259 |
| Michael Warchuck | 14.1% | 115 |
| Write-in | 0.0% | 1 |
| Total Votes | 816 | |
| Source: Tuscola County, Michigan | ||
Recall supporters
The Huron Daily Tribune reported that petitioners sought a recall because those officials failed to enact a moratorium on commercial wind energy systems in the township.[1]
Path to the ballot
- See also: Laws governing recall in Michigan
Each recall petition in Michigan must be approved for circulation during a clarity hearing held by the county election commission. This hearing determines if the charges made in the petition are clear enough for a voter to understand. If approved for circulation, a recall organizer can initiate the signature-gathering process. Recall proponents needed 147 valid signatures in order to trigger a recall election.[1]
On February 2, 2018, recall petitioners submitted 200 signatures in order to get the recall election on the May 8 ballot.[1] An appeal made by Jackson and Starks turned back the recall process. Although Judge Amy Grace Gierhart issued an opinion that upheld the decision made by the election commission to allow the recall language, petitioners were required to gather another round of signatures in order to get the recalls on the ballot. Petitioners submitted enough signatures on July 31 to put the recall on the November 6 ballot.[2]
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Huron Daily Tribune, "Recalls net approval," February 3, 2018
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Huron Daily Tribune, "Juniata officials who didn't favor wind ban targeted for recall," September 4, 2018
- ↑ Huron Daily Tribune, "Township sees more recall action," April 27, 2018
- ↑ Huron Daily Tribune, "Another recall attempt fails in Juniata," June 15, 2018
- ↑ Tuscola County Department of Elections, "Results per Precinct Tuscola Nov 2018," accessed November 7, 2018
