Recall petitions sought for Oakland County Commissioner Dave Woodward (D)

Pontiac — An Oakland County citizens' group is seeking to recall County Commissioner Dave Woodward, the chair of the county's Board of Commissioners, accusing him of "subverting" the Democratic process during a meeting.

The group I Am Oakland County will have a hearing April 27 to determine if language the group submitted may be used to collect signatures for a recall election on Nov. 3 of Woodward, a Royal Oak Democrat. The recall effort stems from Woodward facilitating a vote to move public comment at the April 8 commissioners' meeting until after a controversial resolution was passed.

"What we saw was a complete disregard for people’s concerns and a subverting of the Democratic process," said Justine Galbraith, one of I Am Oakland County's leaders.

If the language is approved, I Am Oakland County will have 60 days to collect voters' signatures that are representative of 25% of votes cast in Woodward's district for all gubernatorial candidates in 2022. Organizer Mike Flores said the group hopes to collect 9,000 signatures — a few dozen more than the required number — to be safe.




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