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Township supervisor and clerk recall, Adams Township, Michigan (2022-2023)
| Adams Township Board of Trustees recall |
|---|
 |
| Officeholders |
Stephanie Scott |
| Recall status |
| Recall election date |
| May 2, 2023 |
| Signature requirement |
| See also |
| Recall overview Political recall efforts, 2023 Recalls in Michigan Michigan recall laws Mayoral recalls Recall reports |
An election to recall Supervisor Mark Nichols and Clerk Stephanie Scott was scheduled for May 2, 2023, in Adams Township, Michigan. Voters recalled both Nichols and Scott.[1][2]
The recall effort was initiated in May 2022. Petitions were approved for circulation by the Hillsdale County Board of Election Commissioners.[3]
The filing deadline to run in the recall election passed on November 5, 2022.[1]
Recall vote
Mark Nichols recall election
General election
Special general election for Adams Township Supervisor
Randy Johnson defeated incumbent Mark Nichols in the special general election for Adams Township Supervisor on May 2, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Randy Johnson (Independent) | 64.0 | 394 | |
| Mark Nichols (R) | 36.0 | 222 | ||
| Total votes: 616 | |||
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Stephanie Scott recall election
General election
Special general election for Adams Township Clerk
Suzy Roberts defeated incumbent Stephanie Scott in the special general election for Adams Township Clerk on May 2, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Suzy Roberts (Independent) | 65.5 | 406 | |
| Stephanie Scott (R) | 34.5 | 214 | ||
| Total votes: 620 | |||
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Recall supporters
The recall effort was organized by Adams Township resident Gail McClanahan in response to a vote over purchasing a new ballot tabulator. On February 14, 2022, Nichols and Scott voted against the town buying a new tabulator, which would replace equipment seized by the Michigan State Police in November 2021. Adams Township officials were ordered to hand over the tabulator following reports that it had gone missing.[3]
Recall opponents
Lawyers representing Scott filed a lawsuit against Hillsdale County Clerk Marney Kast after petitions were approved for circulation. The lawsuit argued that there was a conflict of interest because Kast, who had been involved with the investigation of the missing tabulator, sat on the county board of elections.[3]
Path to the ballot
- See also: Laws governing recall in Michigan
A recall petition must first be filed with the appropriate board, which then holds a hearing to determine whether the reason for the petition is "factual" and "clear;" that is the only criteria considered by the board to approve or reject the petition.
Once approved by the board, the petitioner must amass a number of signatures equal to 25 percent of the number of votes cast in the last general election in the electoral district of the officer sought to be recalled.[4] The petitioner has 60 days to collect these signatures beginning on the date the first signature is collected; however, the petition must be submitted no later than 180 days after it was approved by the board. For recall of state officials, the petition is submitted to the Michigan Secretary of State; for local officials, the petition is submitted to the county or township clerk in the county where the official resides.
See also
- Recall campaigns in Michigan
- Political recall efforts, 2023
- Political recall efforts, 2022
- Mayoral recalls
- City official recalls
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Hillsdale Daily News, "Adams Township supervisor, clerk to face recall election," October 26, 2022
- ↑ Hillsdale Daily News, "Adams Township supervisor, clerk ousted in recall election," May 2, 2023
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Hillsdale Daily News, "Adams Township clerk’s attorney speaks on recall issue," May 24, 2022
- ↑ Michigan Legislature, "Michigan Compiled Laws Section 168.955," accessed February 16, 2016
