Post by libby on Jan 28, 2016 22:49:58 GMT -6
LANSING — Citizens outraged over the lead contamination of Flint's drinking water continue to submit petitions to recall Gov. Rick Snyder, but so far none has cracked the code of a toughened 2012 state law that requires every stated reason for a proposed recall to be clear and factual.
On Thursday, the Board of State Canvassers rejected two separate efforts to start recall petitions against Snyder, during a meeting at the Lansing Center.
In all, the board rejected eight recall petitions in 4-0 votes. But seven of the petitions were filed by the same person, Angelo Scott Brown of Detroit, who has had several previous recall petitions rejected by the board on the grounds that they did not clearly and factually state the reasons for the proposed recall. Brown did not attend Thursday's meetings, where his latest petitions were also rejected.
The other petition was from Flint resident and community activist Quincy Murphy. He wants to recall Snyder for "failing to protect the health and safety of the citizens of Flint, which has resulted in a state of emergency for Genesee County due to toxic lead levels in the drinking water."
Read more: www.lansingstatejournal.com/story/news/local/michigan/2016/01/28/state-panel-consider-snyder-recall-petitions-today/79455520/
On Thursday, the Board of State Canvassers rejected two separate efforts to start recall petitions against Snyder, during a meeting at the Lansing Center.
In all, the board rejected eight recall petitions in 4-0 votes. But seven of the petitions were filed by the same person, Angelo Scott Brown of Detroit, who has had several previous recall petitions rejected by the board on the grounds that they did not clearly and factually state the reasons for the proposed recall. Brown did not attend Thursday's meetings, where his latest petitions were also rejected.
The other petition was from Flint resident and community activist Quincy Murphy. He wants to recall Snyder for "failing to protect the health and safety of the citizens of Flint, which has resulted in a state of emergency for Genesee County due to toxic lead levels in the drinking water."
Read more: www.lansingstatejournal.com/story/news/local/michigan/2016/01/28/state-panel-consider-snyder-recall-petitions-today/79455520/