OTTAWA COUNTY, Mich. — Voters will decide whether to recall Ottawa County Commissioner Lucy Ebel in the May 2024 election after the county clerk's office approved the measure Monday.
Signatures on a petition were submitted for review in October. Shortly after, Ebel challenged the petition.
In a statement posted to Facebook on Monday, County Clerk Justin Roebuck said that his team has finished their review of Commissioner Ebel's challenge to the petition.
During that process, they eliminated 78 signatures on the recall petition—leaving the total number of signatures at just over 2,500, which is more than the number of signatures required by Michigan law.
A group of voters known as the Committee to Recall Lucy Ebel spent several months collecting signatures.
Larry Jackson, who sponsored the petition, said Ebel and the conservative group Ottawa Impact are "too extreme" for the county. He said Ebel's actions, including turning down grants, cutting the health department budget and firing valued employees, are just some of the reasons behind the petition.
Roebuck posted the response letter to Ebel's challenge on Facebook, claiming multiple people had shared concerns about fraud and recall petition circulators violating the law. He also said he received comments that people were "watching" him during the challenge review process. The full response letter can be seen here.
The recall election is scheduled for Tuesday, May 7, 2024.
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