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Group begins effort to recall Michigan's GOP governor

by Tim Martin, Associate Press

Apr. 18, 2011

LANSING, Mich. — A longshot effort to recall Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder began Monday with the filing of proposed petition wording by a group upset about the Republican's proposals related to the state budget and local government powers.

A group called Michigan Citizens United filed its paperwork in Washtenaw County, Snyder's official county of residence. A hearing on the petition language is likely late this month. If it's approved by county election officials, recall supporters could begin collecting voter signatures as early as next month.

The group would need 806,522 valid signatures of Michigan voters to make the ballot in November.

The proposed petition language cites a Snyder-approved law that gives broad new powers to emergency managers appointed by the state to run financially struggling local governments and schools. Those powers include the ability to toss out union contracts and strip power from locally elected officials.

The proposed petition also references what it labels "tax increases" on retirees and lower-income Michigan families and "tax cuts" for corporations. Snyder has proposed eliminating tax exemptions for some retiree income and getting rid of an earned income tax credit for low-income working families while seeking lower overall taxes for businesses.

"I believe a lot of people in Michigan are angry at him," said Tim Kramer, a resident of Oakland County's Waterford Township and spokesman for Michigan Citizens United. "He wants to come in and do what he wants. That's not democracy."

A phone call seeking comment was left Monday with a spokeswoman for Snyder, who is in his first year as governor.

Kramer said Michigan Citizens United is a volunteer effort that so far has raised about $1,000. The group filed paperwork for a political action committee last month.

Kramer said the group is non-partisan and includes Democrats, Republicans and independents.

An effort also was made to recall Snyder's predecessor, Democratic Gov. Jennifer Granholm. A man behind that effort got his petition language approved in 2009, but the campaign fizzled after that.

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Democrats to file recall petitions for third GOP senator
By: clo in FFFT
Mon, 18 Apr 11 9:12 PM 		Msg. 28310 of 65535

Democrats to file recall petitions for third GOP senator
By The Associated Press
April 18, 2011 9:50 a.m.

Madison - Wisconsin Democrats plan to file recall petitions for a third Republican state senator over his vote to curtail collective bargaining for most public employees.

Recall organizer Ann Schmidt said she'll turn in more than the 14,700 signatures needed for a recall of Sen. Luther Olsen of Ripon. Democratic organizers have already filed signatures to recall GOP Sens. Randy Hopper of Fond du Lac and Dan Kapanke of La Crosse. Hopper and Kapanke are challenging those petitions.

Democrats would need to win three seats in order to take control of the Senate.

Recall organizers are targeting eight Democrats and eight Republicans for their opposition or support of the budget-repair bill, which ends most collective bargaining for most public employees. A judge has blocked the law from taking effect.

Olsen didn't immediately return a call for comment.

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