Commission approves recall petition language for William Thompson
Summary
Kent County Election Commission approved two recall petition-language submissions for Lowell Charter Township trustee William Thompson (FOIA and ordinance bases), deferring to arguments used earlier in the hearing and voting unanimously.
The Kent County Election Commission approved two recall petition-language submissions against Trustee William Thompson on June 16, 2026, after Judge Avery Rose read both petitions and commissioners heard that counsel would defer to arguments already recorded in the hearing.
Counsel for the petitioners and for the respondents told the commission that the Thompson petitions were nearly identical to the earlier petitions concerning Jerry Hale and Mark Anderson. Commissioners said the language met the statutory clarity-and-factuality standard and approved both petitions by unanimous vote; motions were made and seconded by Judge Rose and Peter MacGregor, respectively.
As with the other petitions, the commission’s review was constrained to the question of petition-language clarity and did not decide the merits of the underlying allegations or actions alleged in the petitions.
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