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Michigan: Ottawa County Commissioners recalls dropped; one still on ballot for May 7

The Recall effort against Ottawa County Commissioners Doug Zylstra (D) and Roger Bergman (R) has been suspended with no signatures handed in. The petitions had been pushed by Ottawa Impact, a fundamentalist Christian group who have elected a number of officials in the county. The recall is over the two commissioners opposition to a bill that claiming to protect "childhood innocence."  Zylstra noted that the bill lacked any specificity for staffers to follow. 

The recall against Ottawa County Commissioner Lucy Ebel will still be on the ballot on May 7.

The recall was over her vote to reverse the hiring of the county health officer. Ebel is a  Some of Ebel's supporters claim the recall is because of her Latino heritage, though the recall proponents deny this charge.



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