Robert Ficano recall, Wayne County, Michigan (2012)
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An effort to recall Brian Robert Ficano from his position as the Wayne County Executive was launched in October 2011.[1] Signature gathering efforts began in February 2012.[2] The recall effort did not go to a vote as recall supporters failed to gather enough signatures by the May 2012 deadline.[3] In late May 2012, recall supporters launched a second recall campaign against Ficano, but no recall election took place.[4]
Recall supporters
The language of the recall petition said:[5]
| “ | Ficano approved and permitted a severance payment of $200,000 to be paid to an appointed county official, Turkia Mullin, while demanding budget cuts for county departments and pay cuts for Wayne County union employees.[6] | ” |
Path to the ballot
In October 2011, attorney Richard Convertino filed a petition against Ficano with the Wayne County Clerk's office on behalf of Ralph Kinney.[1]
The Wayne County Elections Commission examined the clarity of the recall petition language in a hearing on November 9, 2011.[7] The language was found to be sufficiently clear.[8] A total of 140,000 signatures would have been needed to force a recall election. The signature submission deadline was May 8, 2012. It passed without any signatures being submitted.[3]
On May 30, 2012, Convertino submitted recall petition language to the Wayne County Elections Commission, which approved petitions for circulation. Recall organizers had 90 days to gather 131,000 signatures.[4] Sufficient signatures were not gathered, and no recall election took place.
See also
- Robert Ficano recall, Wayne County, Michigan (2010)
- Recall campaigns in Michigan
- Political recall efforts, 2012
- Laws governing recall in Michigan
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 WXYZ.com, "Plymouth attorney files recall petition against Ficano, says he has squandered public trust," October 20, 2011
- ↑ Detroit News, "Signature collection begins to recall Ficano in 'uphill battle'," February 21, 2012 (dead link)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Detroit News, "Recall campaign against Ficano dies," May 8, 2012 (dead link)
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Observer & Eccentric, "Area attorney tries again to recall Ficano," June 10, 2012
- ↑ Detroit Free Press, "Recall petition filed against Robert Ficano in wake of Mullin severance scandal," October 21, 2011
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Detroit Free Press, "Hearing on Ficano recall language moved to Nov. 9," October 24, 2011
- ↑ Detroit Free Press, "Robert Ficano recall drive can go forward, Wayne County elections panel rules," November 9, 2011
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