A petition to oust Governor Rick Snyder from office will soon be circling the state. The Michigan Board Of Canvassers approved a petition Monday night to recall the Governor, but not over the Flint Water crisis-- but rather for his decision in 2015 to move the state school reform office to a department under his control.
Nine other petitions, including petitions to recall the governor over the tainted water in Flint, were rejected by the Board Of Canvassers due to how the petitions were worded, or even misspellings. Those who submitted petitions to recall the Governor over the Flint Crisis, plan to rewrite their petitions and resubmit them.
The sole petition that was approved is valid for only 180 days. Organizers have sixty days within that window to collect 789,133 valid signatures. They say given the Flint water crisis, they think they should be able to get enough people to sign. If that happens, the issue could be on the August 2, 2016 ballot.
If Snyder is voted out, the Governor's right hand man, Lieutenant Governor Brian Calley, would take his place until the next Gubernatorial Election.
Governor Snyder has said repeatedly he wants to fix the problem in Flint and will not resign.
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