I here and see postings that people want to recall Whitmer. Is there an effort to actually circulate petitions? I will sign one and circulate them if they are actually available. If not why not?
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I heard that there was a person going around with a petition trying to get signatures door to door but that Whitmer shut them down due to the stay at home order. I haven't been able to verify that.
There are petitions on line @ change.org to remove impeach her. I signed 2 of them.
Where can you find that specific issue on their site?
Just to clarify, the online petitions are symbolic only. I absolutely recommend singing them, as they allow our voices to be heard loud and clear, but they can not be used in a legal recall. A legal recall is accomplished only by getting in-person signatures. The number of signatures required to put a recall on a ballot is 25% of the total votes in the election for the person being recalled. There were 4,250,585 votes cast in the 2018 gubernatorial election, and 25% of that total is 1,062,646 -- that's the number of signatures required to put the recall on the ballot for the upcoming election (that's the hard part). Then, of course, more than 50% of voters have to vote YES for the recall (that's the easy part).
If you wish to read more about the recall process, see the following:
https://ballotpedia.org/Laws_governing_recall_in_Michigan
I just googled "petition to recall Gov Whitmer" and was able to find their specific petition
I've signed on-line petitions, but they seemed to have stalled. Also, I have no idea if anything actually happens with these other than your information gets recorded somewhere.
In lieu of a petition, write or call your state rep. and senator -- turn up the heat, they are all accomplices in this. I've written mine (both Dems) four times, and have yet to get an answer, but I will keep writing. Even our national legislatures are making noise about the fallout they are experiencing.
You can get state contact information here.
See my reply above, Steve.
@link2derek Thank you sir. Of course goosestep Gretchen has made it so we can't gather signatures.
@Steve Barrett People are out and about here in Livingston County! Our sheriff, Mike Murphy, announced late last week (via FB) that his department will no longer enforce Whitmer's unconstitutional and unauthorized orders. The prosecutors association also said they're not touching it. So signatures can start to be gathered!
Also, EVERYONE needs to call their state representatives because the MI House of Representatives has the sole authority to impeach the governor under Article XI, Section 7, of the Michigan Constitution for "crimes or misdemeanors" or for "corrupt conduct in office." Here's a link to that section for anyone who'd like to read it:
http://www.legislature.mi.gov/(S(edv0e54lqr1eozjpjk4cjf5j))/mileg.aspx?page=getObject&objectName=mcl-Article-XI-7
I would like to get rid of her!
How ironic....one can't go door-to-door or "loiter" anywhere because they aren't supposed to be, so how can they get signatures to recall her? Contact me or reply to me because I am more than willing to go out and get as many signatures as possible. I will work with all of you to accomplish this. We have to take action to remove her from office. I still think she should be arrested and stand trial, but we should at least start with her being out of office.
Where do I sign up to recall or dictator?
Having been involved with VNP successful petition drive you need an organized group who lead teams to go to places people are ie farmers markets stores parks
ps please stop calling names if you want this to end. Many of us are /were Dems but find this a complete violation of the constitution. To win this and see it never happens again we have to work together