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Township supervisor and board of trustees recall, Redding Township, Michigan (2023)
| Redding Township Supervisor and Board of Trustees recall |
|---|
 |
| Officeholders |
Nancy Scarbrough Marlene McGlashen Susan Brower |
| Recall status |
Did not go to a vote (Brower) |
| Recall election date |
| November 7, 2023 |
| Signature requirement |
| See also |
| Recall overview Political recall efforts, 2023 Recalls in Michigan Michigan recall laws Mayoral recalls City council recalls Recall reports |
An election to recall Township Supervisor Bruce Scarbrough and Trustees Nancy Scarbrough and Marlene McGlashen was scheduled for November 7, 2023, in Redding Township, Michigan. Voters recalled the three officials.[1][2][3]
An effort to recall Township Clerk Susan Brower did not go to a vote after the petition language wasn't approved for circulation.[4]
Ballotpedia covered recall elections against 35 officials on November 7, 2023. Click here to read more about the other recall elections on the ballot.
Recall vote
Bruce Scarbrough recall
General election
Special general election for Redding Township Supervisor
Michael Trzcienski defeated incumbent Bruce Scarbrough in the special general election for Redding Township Supervisor on November 7, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Michael Trzcienski (Independent) (Write-in) | 56.3 | 67 | |
| Bruce Scarbrough (R) | 43.7 | 52 | ||
| Total votes: 119 | |||
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Nancy Scarbrough recall
General election
Special general election for Redding Township Board of Trustees At-large
Linda Ann Miller defeated incumbent Nancy Scarbrough and Louis Schreiner in the special general election for Redding Township Board of Trustees At-large on November 7, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Linda Ann Miller (Independent) (Write-in) | 48.4 | 59 | |
| Nancy Scarbrough (R) | 45.1 | 55 | ||
| Louis Schreiner (Independent) (Write-in) | 6.6 | 8 | ||
| Total votes: 122 | |||
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McGlasan recall
General election
Special general election for Redding Township Board of Trustees At-large
Louis Schreiner defeated incumbent Marlene McGlashen in the special general election for Redding Township Board of Trustees At-large on November 7, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Louis Schreiner (Independent) (Write-in) | 53.1 | 60 | |
| Marlene McGlashen (R) | 46.9 | 53 | ||
| Total votes: 113 | |||
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Recall supporters
Redding Township resident John Thompson submitted the petitions. The petitions for Bruce Scarbrough, Nancy Scarbrough, and McGlasan read, “for the following reasons – voting to adopt Public Property Safety Ordinance No. 33 at a Redding Township regularly scheduled meeting on November 15, 2022.”[4]
Thompson also submitted a petition to recall Brower.[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]
See also
- Ballotpedia's Recall Report
- Recall campaigns in Michigan
- Political recall efforts, 2023
- Mayoral recalls
- City council recalls
- City official recalls
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Wilcox Newspapers, "Bond issue, recall on County’s November 7, 2023 ballot," November 3, 2023
- ↑ Clare County government website, "Official Sample Ballot," accessed November 3, 2023
- ↑ Clare County government website, "Official Results," accessed November 10, 2023
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Wilcox Newspapers, "Recall petitions approved for three from Redding Township, Will be on November ballot," June 9, 2023
- ↑ 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
