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Township supervisor and board of trustees recall, Richfield Township, Michigan (2022)
| Richfield Township Supervisor and Board of Trustees recall |
|---|
 |
| Officeholders |
Greg Watt |
| Recall status |
Recall defeated (Hidey) |
| Recall election date |
| November 8, 2022 |
| Signature requirement |
| See also |
| Recall overview Political recall efforts, 2022 Recalls in Michigan Michigan recall laws Mayoral recalls City council recalls Recall reports |
An election to recall Township Supervisor John Bawol, Clerk Greg Watt, and Treasuer Terri Hidey was held on November 8, 2022, in Richfield Township, Michigan.[1][2] Voters approved the recall against Bawol and Watt. The recall against Hidey failed after no challenger qualified for the ballot in the election.[3]
Recall vote
Bawol recall election
General election
Special general election for Richfield Township Supervisor
Ray Wlosinski defeated incumbent John Bawol in the special general election for Richfield Township Supervisor on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Ray Wlosinski (No Party Affiliation) | 50.7 | 829 | |
| John Bawol (R) | 48.3 | 789 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.0 | 16 | ||
| Total votes: 1,634 | |||
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Watt recall election
General election
Special general election for Richfield Township Clerk
Pam Scott defeated incumbent Greg Watt in the special general election for Richfield Township Clerk on November 8, 2022.
| Total votes: 1,749 | |||
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Hidey recall election
General election
Special general election for Richfield Township Treasurer
Incumbent Terry Hidey won election in the special general election for Richfield Township Treasurer on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Terry Hidey (R) | 94.8 | 1,267 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 5.2 | 70 | ||
| Total votes: 1,337 | |||
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Note: No candidates filed to run in the recall against Hidey.[2]
Recall supporters
Township resident Lori derPilibosian was among the recall's organizers. She said that Bawol, Watt, and Hidey had voted in favor of excessive salary increases for township officials in a meeting on March 9, 2022.[2]
According to The Houghton Lake Resorter, the board approved a 20.68% increase for the clerk position, a 14.48% increase for the treasurer position, and a 5.9% increase for the supervisor position.[2]
Recall opponents
Bawol said that the board had voted in December 2021 to change the township's health insurance coverage so that only township officials would be covered. Previously, the officials' family members received healthcare coverage as well. The result, Bawol said, was that the total compensation for the supervisor, treasurer, and clerk positions had actually decreased, even after the increase in salary approved in 2022.[2]
For example, Bawol said that Watt's compensation for 2019-2020 included $21,444 for healthcare and $26,539 for the annual salary. For 2022-2023, Bawol said that Watt's compensation package included $32,676 for salary and $3,421 of funds in place of healthcare.[2]
Bawol, Hidey, and Watt each said that the raises were justified, given the amount of work that each position demanded.[2]
Path to the ballot
- See also: Laws governing recall in Michigan
For the recall election to be scheduled, organizers needed to collect signatures equal to 25% of the people who voted in the township for the office of governor in the previous gubernatorial election.
Organizers submitted signatures to the county clerk's office on August 4, 2022. The recall election was scheduled for November 8, 2022.[2]
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