Group Has 33% of Signatures Required to Recall Troy Mayor
The group has until June 15 to collect all 7,985 required valid signatures in order to trigger a recall election.
Recall Janice Daniels, a political action committee formed to recall embattled Troy Mayor Janice Daniels, announced today it has reached a major milestone, having collected more than 33 percent of the required 7,985 signatures in the past 3 1/2 weeks.
The group, formed by Troy residents and friends Matt Binkowski and John Kulesz, began collecting signatures on March 17.
“It’s going quite well," Kulesz said. "We’re connecting with a lot of people. People are very enthusiastic about signing when they find out who we are and what we want.”
The recall team, made up of roughly 80 volunteers and signature collectors, has been canvassing neighborhoods in Troy, going door-to-door to talk with residents and collect signatures. Kulesz said most of the responses they receive are positive.
“The two most common reactions we get are 'Thank you for doing this' and 'Good luck,' ” Kulesz said, though he added, "I’ve been yelled at, people have screamed obscenities at me, but it doesn’t offend me. I’m not worried about that.”
The group has until June 15 to collect all 7,985 required valid signatures to trigger a recall election in November.
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Daniels first came under fire in December for her anti-gay Facebook comment and has remained the center of controversy after voting against the Troy Transit Center (a scaled-down version was later approved), telling the Troy High School Gay-Straight Alliance she would bring in an expert to tell them the homosexual lifestyle is "dangerous" and writing a lengthy position paper some viewed as personally attacking city employees and council members.
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Oliver Genn
4:14 pm on Wednesday, April 11, 2012
I wish I could sign this petition, but I live in Birmingham....that woman has to go...she's nothing but a bully....how in the world did she ever get enough votes to become mayor???? Sidney521@aol.com
ExTroyGal
4:21 pm on Wednesday, April 11, 2012
I wish I could sign it too! Since I can't, I've been encouraging family and friends who are registered Troy voters to sign the petition.
Ron Dwyer
4:57 pm on Wednesday, April 11, 2012
Both the left and the right need to stop wasting tax payer funds for recalls just because they do not like policy. You vote the person out at the end of their term if you don't like their policies. Recalls should only be used for unlawful acts or neglect of duty.
RecallJaniceDaniels
5:37 pm on Wednesday, April 11, 2012
The recall will NOT cost taxpayers money as a recall election will occur on the same day as the regular November election.
Your reasons for opposing the recall, "unlawful acts or neglect of duty", are actually reasons for REMOVAL from office, a completely different procedure (see MCL 168.327). In contrast, a RECALL may be conducted for any reason whatsoever. Here are our reasons: http://www.recalljanicedaniels.org/why.html.
kw
10:37 am on Friday, April 13, 2012
You obviously do not understand how government and elections work. DO your homework. This is how Daniels was elected, but people not taking an interest in government and now people are realizing how important it is to vote.
Debi
5:32 pm on Wednesday, April 11, 2012
Some woman knocked on our door and couldn't leave fast enough when we told her we support the mayor we voted for.
Abbey
5:43 pm on Wednesday, April 11, 2012
How polite that she walked away rather than try to annoy you. Way to go, Recall Jancie Daniels people!!
K. Niner
5:39 pm on Wednesday, April 11, 2012
Recall Janice Volunteers! Please let us know via your web site (www.recalljanice.com) when and where you may be setting up to collect a boat load of signatures again. I was not available when supposedly some volunteers set up at the Troy library to collect signatures. I think you'd have a good turn out of potential signers if you advertise when you'd be available.
RecallJaniceDaniels
5:55 pm on Wednesday, April 11, 2012
K. Niner,
We'll have another ad in this week's Troy Times. It announces that we'll be at the library every Saturday and Sunday for the next few weeks, during normal library hours.
We hope you can stop by and sign a petition!
Chris P.
5:49 pm on Wednesday, April 11, 2012
This is awesome to see! Folks are rising up to take Troy back. We really can't handle four full years of her. For those interested in signing: it was advertised in the Troy Times that folks will be outside the Library every weekend through the first weekend in May. Thank you to those collecting signatures!
Dale Murrish
9:07 am on Thursday, April 12, 2012
Ron, I'm not aware of any conservatives using the recall process to nullify regular elections. The conservative governor of Wisconsin, Scott Brown, our own governor Snyder, and now Janice Daniels are all being attacked by those on the left and their allies.
The federalist papers talked of regular elections for legislators and executives and good behavior for judges, who otherwise serve unlimited terms. Mayor Daniels has done a few controversial things, but none rise to the level of an impeachable offense, in my opinion. Obviously others disagree, and they're free to gather signatures for November.
Lamberts Online
11:46 am on Thursday, April 12, 2012
Michigan Democratic State Senators Phil Mastin and David Serotkin were recalled in 1983 after they voted to increase the state income tax. Republicans won both of the special elections to replace the recalled senators and took a 20-18 majority control of the State Senate. A little-known Republican state senator, John Engler, became the Senate Majority Leader.
Dr. Liam "America's Veterinarian"™ Wolfpuncher III, DVM
3:09 pm on Thursday, April 12, 2012
Mr. Murrish, I agree wholeheartedly! We should be good conservatives and use impeachment proceedings, like they did against that communist Bill Clinton!
Impeach Janice Daniels!
Lucille Musser Arking
6:48 pm on Thursday, April 12, 2012
Are you kidding me . The so called caonservatives have tried to recall for anything that was a change . numerous such attempted recalls . How about troy school board over new troy high school to just name one .
John David
5:53 pm on Thursday, April 12, 2012
Mr. Murrish,
According to C&G News on 3 April 2012, Nicholas Cherasaro, a Troy resident and self-described Mayor Daniels supporter, obtained approvals of petitions to recall three elected members of the Troy City Council. While Mr. Cherasaro hasn't said he's a conservative, it could be fair to infer that since he is a Daniels supporter, he's a conservative. Since he's a Daniels supporter and conservative, you have another example in addition to the Lamberts' example of a conservative using the recall process to nullify an election.
Dale Murrish
8:18 am on Saturday, April 14, 2012
Thanks, everyone, for the examples of conservatives using the recall process. I guess it's a legitimate tool used by both sides when the office-holder is no longer serving the people.
I bet you a quarter that the recalled Democrats didn't campaign on increasing the state income tax like Janice Daniels did in opposition to the transit center. And I doubt if their recall petition included quotes out of context, let alone partial sentences like Daniels' does:
http://troy.patch.com/blog_posts/election-nullifiers-to-circulate-misleading-petition
I guess Mayor Daniels will have to defend her seat after 1 year instead of 3 if the petition drive is successful. Fair enough, except for the tactics used.
Wolfpuncher, your hyperbole inspires yet again! You know quite well that Clinton was not a communist, merely a moderate Democrat with a womanizing problem. He was impeached for perjury and lying to the American people. The most powerful man in the world sexually harassing a young intern half his age would have torpedoed the career of any Republican. But his feminist supporters carried water for him, ironically.
It does give me an idea for another blog article for you to throw rocks at from behind your pseudonym: "Mayoral Recall: Impeachable Offense or Election Nullification?" Watch for it sometime between now and November.
Anonymous
9:06 pm on Friday, April 27, 2012
Learn to live with Daniels like the rest of us had to live with Schilling for so long. The Dems are such cry babies--they didn't get their way in this election so they have to recall the Mayor. Can't wait to visit the library and be asked to sign the petition and tell them with pride that I'm a Daniels supporter!! It's about time this city got a little shaken up!!
kidcat24
11:51 pm on Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Hey Anonymous Daniels supporter, I have been extensively searching for Ms. Daniels qualifications to be mayor of a major city. I have been unable to find any background information oh her at all. Nothing. I visited the City of Troy website and there is no bio on her. Since you are one of her supporters could you provided me with some background information on her qualifications ( I.E. Education, Past work history, ect.)