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Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.960 (2026)

Recall of elective county commissioner or township, city, village, or school official; recall of elective district library board member; filing petition; recall of elective metropolitan district officer.

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MICHIGAN ELECTION LAW


Act 116 of 1954


168.960 Recall of elective county commissioner or township, city, village, or school official; recall of elective district library board member; filing petition; recall of elective metropolitan district officer.

Sec. 960.

    (1) A petition demanding the recall of an elective county commissioner or township, city, village, or school official shall be filed with the county clerk of the county in which the largest portion of the registered voters in the electoral district reside.

    (2) A petition demanding the recall of an elective district library board member shall be filed with the clerk of the largest county. For the purposes of this subsection, the term "largest" has the meaning ascribed to it in section 2 of the district library establishment act, 1989 PA 24, MCL 397.172.

    (3) A petition demanding the recall of an elective metropolitan district officer shall be filed with the county clerk of the county in which the largest portion of the registered voters in the electoral district reside.

History: 1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955 ;-- Am. 1976, Act 66, Imd. Eff. Apr. 2, 1976 ;-- Am. 1989, Act 26, Imd. Eff. May 22, 1989 ;-- Am. 2012, Act 586, Imd. Eff. Jan. 7, 2013

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Cited in 3 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1977–2023 · leading case: Green Oak Twp. v. Munzel, 661 N.W.2d 243 (Mich. Ct. App. 2003).
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Green Oak Twp. v. Munzel, 661 N.W.2d 243 (Mich. Ct. App. 2003). “209; and (2) recalling the offending township officials, see MCL 168.960(1). Further, the township could have reserved the right to appeal the consent judgment, but chose not to.”
Richard McCoy v. Berrien Cnty. Clerk (Mich. Ct. App. 2023). “” MCL 168.960(1). Then, “[w]ithin 7 days after a recall petition is filed, the filing official with whom the recall petition was filed shall examine the recall petition” and “shall determine if the recall petition is in proper form and shall determine the number of signatures of…”
Roseville Cmty. Sch. Dist. v. Macomb Cnty. Clerk, 254 N.W.2d 611 (Mich. Ct. App. 1977). · cites it 2× “” MCLA 168.960; MSA 6.1960, as amended. "Petitions demanding the recall of any elective county, township, city, village or school official shall be filed with the clerk thereof, or, if there is no such officer in such governmental unit, then with the officer whose duties…”
— Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.960(1) — 2 cases
Green Oak Twp. v. Munzel, 661 N.W.2d 243 (Mich. Ct. App. 2003). “209; and (2) recalling the offending township officials, see MCL 168.960(1). Further, the township could have reserved the right to appeal the consent judgment, but chose not to.”
Richard McCoy v. Berrien Cnty. Clerk (Mich. Ct. App. 2023). “” MCL 168.960(1). Then, “[w]ithin 7 days after a recall petition is filed, the filing official with whom the recall petition was filed shall examine the recall petition” and “shall determine if the recall petition is in proper form and shall determine the number of signatures of…”
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