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State canvassers find first Faust recall petition not factual or sufficiently clear
Summary
The Board of State Canvassers voted unanimously to find that a recall petition filed Feb. 27, 2025 by Paul Faust against Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, alleging delays under the Michigan Campaign Finance Act, is not factual and is not sufficiently clear under MCL 168.951(a).
The Board of State Canvassers voted unanimously to determine that the reasons for recall printed on a petition filed Feb. 27, 2025 by Paul Faust against Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson are not factual and not sufficiently clear, the board said at a public meeting.
Board members said the petition fails the statutory form and clarity requirements that allow the board to review a recall petition under MCL 168.951(a).
At the meeting Rowan Conybeare, an attorney with Goodman Acker representing Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, argued…
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