Mark Barnett recall, Ludington, Michigan (2024)
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An effort to recall Mayor Mark Barnett did not go to a vote in Ludington, Michigan.[1]
Recall supporters
The recall effort was organized by Tom Rotta. The recall petition stated:[2]
| “ | At a 9-11-23 Ludington council meeting, Mayor Barnett, citing still-unsupported anecdotes, directed the council to move to create a plan for a deer cull in committee and bring it to council for approval before 11-1-23. Moved and passed. No plan was ever created, but council timely approved funding a cull for $19,500. Barnett did not disclose that the public-funded cull would be held on his private property, within a school zone, nor has he got required school approval.[3] | ” |
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.[4][5][6]
The Mason County Election Commission held a clarity hearing on January 31, 2024. Commissioners unanimously rejected the recall on the grounds that petition language lacked clarity.[1]
Recall context
- See also: Ballotpedia's Recall Report
Ballotpedia covers recall efforts across the country for all state and local elected offices. A recall effort is considered official if the petitioning party has filed an official form, such as a notice of intent to recall, with the relevant election agency.
The chart below shows how many officials were included in recall efforts from 2012 to 2024 as well as how many of them defeated recall elections to stay in office and how many were removed from office in recall elections.
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Ludington Daily News, "Language to recall Barnett rejected," January 31, 2024
- ↑ Mason County Press, "Ludington resident attempting to recall Mayor Barnett," January 19, 2024
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ 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
