Snyder recall petition language approved

[Donnachaidh]

http://www.annarbor.com/news/snyder-recall-petition-language-approved/

Language was approved this morning for a petition seeking the recall of Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder.

The Washtenaw County Board of Election Commissioners approved the wording on a 2-1 vote with County Treasurer Catherine McClary voting against it, said Matt Yankee, acting director of elections for Washtenaw County. County Clerk Larry Kestenbaum and Circuit Court Judge Donald Shelton voted to approve the wording, Yankee said.

Both McClary and Kestenbaum were elected to their offices as Democrats in the 2008 election. Judge elections are non-partisan in Michigan.

The group Michigan Citizens United can now collect signatures for its recall effort. The group must collect 806,522 signatures in order to place the measure on the November ballot.

More at the link --

[bluestateguy]

1. I hope they have a lot of money

That's no small number of signatures and I have seen many times when people have huffed and puffed a lot of smoke about recalls only to see the whole thing peter out.

[louis-t]

2. You have no idea how much this state hates Snyder.

Even repugs who said they voted for him "cuz he's a biz-nessman" are not defending him now. Repugs won't sign recalls, but there are enough outraged people in MI that will. I...can't....WAIT to sign a petition.

[safeinOhio]

3. About 620,000 current union members in the state.

Throw in their spouses, families and retirees.

[bluestateguy]

4. And if those unions put the money and manpower into getting the signatures

then it could certify, but when you just have a few agitators with no connections, no money and no institutional backing to supplement a recall drive it fails.

So I'll take a wait and see approach.

[Greybnk48]

5. I'll bet Michael Moore will be an important contributer

to this recall. He won't take credit for it either.

[Donnachaidh]

6. I'll bet the firefighter's unions will shovel money too

Snyder is someone they'd gladly take down.