State board approves petition language to recall Herzberg
Herzberg was chosen to fill the unexpired term of former 25th District State Representative Kevin Coleman during a special election in April of 2024. Coleman vacated the unexpired state term when he was elected as mayor of Westland. Herzberg was reelected to the state office in November 2024.
Herzberg previously served on the Westland City Council for 8 years after first being elected in 2016.
Last week, members of the Board of State Canvassers unanimously agreed that language submitted for a petition to recall Herzberg provided a “factual and sufficiently clear reason” for the effort to oust him from office. The recall petition, submitted by Keith Butkovich, cited Herzberg’s vote against a Republican proposal to lower the state income tax rate.
Michigan's elections panel cleared the way for a recall effort targeting state Rep. Peter Herzberg, a Democrat from Westland, for his vote against a Republican plan to lower the state's income tax rate. Herzberg has a 10-day window from the July 18 decision to appeal the determination.
A recall election petition requires signatures from 25 percent of district voters who cast votes in the last gubernatorial election. Petitioners have 60 days to collect the signatures. 60-day window.
The petition stems from a March 18 House vote on a Republican bill to lower the state income tax rate from 4.25 percent to 4.05 percent. Herzberg, like the majority of house Democrats, voted against the legislation. The state senate has not voted on the proposal.
Political watchers said they do not expect the recall effort to reach voters as previous efforts to recall state representatives have not been successful.
