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Votes and actions at a glance: Ionia County special meeting, March 17, 2026
Summary
Key motions at the Ionia County Board special meeting: paper-ballot and eliminate-lowest rules approved; two paper-ballot rounds for the District 3 appointment produced no consensus; board voted to pause further voting pending clerk research on a special election.
The Ionia County Board of Commissioners recorded the following actions during its March 17, 2026 special meeting:
• Motion to utilize public paper balloting for District 3 appointment — Moved by Commissioner Phil Hesche; recorded as carried by voice vote (SEG 013).
• Motion to eliminate the candidate receiving the fewest votes each round — Moved by Commissioner Phil Hesche; recorded as carried by voice vote (SEG 013).
• Two rounds of paper-ballot voting for the District 3 appointment — Round 1 and Round 2 produced identical distributions: Ross — Kelley and Frewen; Simpson — Wirtz, Hesche, and Shattuck; Bucholtz — no recorded votes. No consensus was reached (SEG 020-021).
• Motion to discontinue voting and await complete special-election information — Moved by Commissioner Gordon Kelley; recorded as carried by voice vote (SEG 029).
