Lori Mazure recall, Greenleaf Township, Michigan (2016)

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Greenleaf Township Town Clerk recall
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Officeholders
Lori Mazure
Recall status
Recall approved
Recall election date
November 3, 2015
See also
Recall overview
Political recall efforts, 2015
Recalls in Michigan
Michigan recall laws
City official recalls
Recall reports

An effort in Greenleaf Township, Michigan, to recall Town Clerk Lori Mazure from her position was launched in November 2015. A petition was submitted to the Sanilac County Clerk on November 20, 2015.[1] The recall effort was approved by voters.[2]

Recall vote

Recall of Lori Mazure
ResultVotesPercentage
Yes check.svgJudy Keller 146 75.26%
Red x.svgLori Mazure 48 24.74%
Election results via: Sanilac Broadcasting Company May 4, 2016

Recall supporters

Township Supervisor Randy Schuette led a recall effort against Mazure. He accused Mazure of using zoning board documents to benefit her husband's campaign to remove Supervisor Mark Winter in May 2015. Schuette and Ken Brown were also targeted for recall by Mazure, but kept their seats in recall votes on November 3, 2015[1]

Path to the ballot

See also: Laws governing recall in Michigan

The Sanilac County Clerk approved recall language against Mazure in August 2015. Recall supporters needed a minimum of 50 valid signatures to advance their effort. The county clerk's office received 114 signatures on November 20, 2015. State law allows targeted officials to respond to recall petitions within 30 days of verification.

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