A state lawmaker could face a recall effort on the next ballot. The Board of State Canvassers authorized a petition today.
Federal prosecutors say Republican Representative Larry Inman tried to sell his vote on a controversial measure. He was indicted in May on multiple criminal charges. Since then he has missed dozens of votes in the state Legislature.
Michael Naughton is an attorney for the people behind the petition. He says the people in Inman’s district are not being represented.
“This is a people powered process. People get to decide. People get to recall in Michigan.”
The group now has about two months to collect enough signatures to put the measure on the ballot. But Inman’s attorney says this petition would make it difficult to pick a fair jury in Inman’s case. He’s contemplating an appeal of the board’s decision.