WHAT'S A RECALL?: Plainfield Twp. trustee recall process explained after alleged Islamophobic post.

Plainfield Township, Michigan residents are asking how they could remove Trustee Bob Reminga after the township board censured him last week over an allegedly Islamophobic image posted online, which he continues to deny. Because Michigan law doesn’t allow a governing body to remove an elected official directly, the process would instead be a voter-led recall. Kent County Clerk Lisa Posthumus Lyons explained that the recall begins when a registered voter files a petition, reviewed by the clerk, county treasurer, and the probate court’s chief judge. If grounds exist, the official can appeal within 10 days; otherwise, petitioners have 180 days to gather more than 4,300 signatures, or 25% of votes in the last gubernatorial election.