Michigan: Ottawa County Commissioner recall paused as court hears appeal of petition language

The recall effort against Ottawa County Commissioner Lucy Ebel has been paused by the court, as she is looking to appeal the decision to accept the petition language. Trying to think of other examples of a court stopping a petition after the Election Commission has approved the language.

The recall against her is over her vote to reverse the hiring of the county health officer. Ebel is a member of Ottawa Impact, a fundamentalist Christian group who have elected a number of officials in the county. Some of Ebel's supporters claim the recall is because of her Latino heritage, though the recall proponents deny this charge.