Rose Wirth recall, Inland Township, Michigan (2023)

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Rose Wirth recall
Officeholders
Rose Wirth
Recall status
Recall defeated
Recall election date
November 7, 2023
Signature requirement
322 signatures
See also
Recall overview Political recall efforts, 2023 Recalls in Michigan Michigan recall laws City official recalls Recall reports

An election to recall Township Clerk Rose Wirth was held on November 7, 2023, in Inland Township, Michigan. Wirth retained her position as a result of the recall vote.

Recall vote

General election

Special general election for Inland Township Clerk

Incumbent Rose Wirth defeated Lindsey Miller in the special general election for Inland Township Clerk on November 7, 2023.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Rose Wirth (Nonpartisan)	52.0	273
	Submit photo	Lindsey Miller (Nonpartisan)	48.0	252

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Recall supporters

The recall effort was organized by Rosemarie Swartout. Petitions stated that, "Inland Township Clerk Rose Wirth has violated her statutory duty by not posting notification of the Oct. 27 2022 special meeting of the Inland Township official website as required by the Open Meetings Act."

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.

Recall organizers were required to submit at least 322 valid signatures to put the recall election against Wirth on the ballot. Petitioners turned in 409 signatures.

See also

• Recall campaigns in Michigan
• Political recall efforts, 2023
• City official recalls

External links

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• Government website of Inland Township, Michigan