John Schwandt recall, Maple Valley Township, Michigan (2022)

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Maple Valley Township supervisor recall
Officeholders
John Schwandt
Recall status
Recall approved
Recall election date
November 8, 2022
Signature requirement
25% of votes from previous gubernatorial election
See also
Recall overview Political recall efforts, 2022 Recalls in Michigan Michigan recall laws Mayoral recalls Recall reports

A special recall election for Township Supervisor John Schwandt was held on November 8, 2022, in Maple Valley Township, Michigan. Voters approved the recall by a margin of 54% to 46%, according to unofficial results.

The filing deadline to run in the special recall election passed on May 6, 2022.

Recall vote

General election

Special general election for Maple Valley Township Supervisor

Daniel Boes defeated incumbent John Schwandt in the special general election for Maple Valley Township Supervisor on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Daniel Boes (Independent)	54.3	449
	Submit photo	John Schwandt (R)	45.7	378

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Recall supporters

Resident Robin Poulsen initiated the recall effort by filing two petitions against Schwandt. The first petition said that the ground for the recall was Schwandt's vote in favor of a six-month moratorium on wind energy projects in a board meeting on March 8, 2021. The second petition alleged that Schwandt had voted, also during the March 2021 meeting, to cancel a referendum on a town wind energy ordinance.

Recall opponents

Schwandt gave the following statement, arguing that the second recall petition, which alleged that he had voted to cancel a town referendum on wind energy, was not factual.

“

On March 8, 2021, I voted to approve a resolution to rescind adoption of ordinance No. 24. ... This resolution simply rescinded ordinance No. 24 as expressed in the action items under ‘now therefore.’ The resolution (that the board adopted) did not discuss removing a ballot question or canceling a zoning ordinance referendum election. It appears the content of this resolution was misstated in our township board meeting minutes. The referendum election was canceled only as a function of law because ordinance No. 24 was no longer effective so a referendum election could no longer prevent its adoption. Because I did not expressly participate in a vote to remove the ballot question for a vote to cancel the referendum election (and only voted on a resolution to rescind the ordinance), this language is not factual. ... I did not make votes on the items on the petition, which, if approved, would be untrue and confuse the public. Please deny this petition language. I appreciate the hard work of the election commission.

”

Path to the ballot

See also: Laws governing recall in Michigan

The Montcalm County Election Commission met on February 3, 2022, to determine whether the recall process could proceed. The commission greenlighted the first recall petition, which stated that Schwandt had voted in favor of a six-month moratorium on wind energy projects, but denied the second recall petition submitted by Poulsen.

For a special election to be scheduled, organizers needed to collect signatures equal to 25% of the number of votes cast in the township during the last gubernatorial election. Organizers submitted 294 signatures to the Montcalm County Clerk's Office on April 12, 2022.

See also

• Recall campaigns in Michigan
• Political recall efforts, 2022
• City council recalls

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