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Township supervisor and board of trustees recall, Macon Township, Michigan (2022)
| Macon Township Supervisor and Board of Trustees recall |
|---|
 |
| Officeholders |
Ed Clark Beth Loesch |
| Recall status |
Resigned (Loesch) |
| Recall election date |
| November 8, 2022 |
| Signature requirement |
| See also |
| Recall overview Political recall efforts, 2022 Recalls in Michigan Michigan recall laws City council recalls Mayoral recalls Recall reports |
An election to recall Township Supervisor Lee Wagner and Trustee Ed Clark was scheduled for November 8, 2022. Voters recalled Wagner and Clark.[1]
An effort to recall Trustee Beth Loesch also occurred. Loesch resigned.[1]
Recall vote
Wagner recall
General election
Special general election for Macon Township Supervisor
Dean Montrief defeated incumbent Lee Wagner in the special general election for Macon Township Supervisor on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Dean Montrief (Independent) | 54.8 | 399 | |
| Lee Wagner (R) | 45.2 | 329 | ||
| Total votes: 728 | |||
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Clark recall
General election
Special general election for Macon Township Board of Trustees At-large
Joe Rine defeated incumbent Ed Clark in the special general election for Macon Township Board of Trustees At-large on November 8, 2022.
| Total votes: 728 | |||
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Recall supporters
Organizers initiated the recall effort after Wagner, Clark, and Loesch voted to grant a special land-use permit for the construction of a solar energy facility.[1][2]
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.[3][4][5]
See also
- Ballotpedia's Recall Report
- Recall campaigns in Michigan
- Political recall efforts, 2022
- City council recalls
- Mayoral recalls
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 The Daily Telegram, "Macon Township incumbents ousted in recall election," November 8, 2022
- ↑ The Daily Telegram, "Macon Township Board votes, grants special land use for Mustang Mile Solar Energy facility," May 11, 2021
- ↑ 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
