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May 19, 2016
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The candidacy of Kurt Heise
for Plymouth Township supervi-
sor and Don Schnettler for town-
ship trustee have been chal-
lenged in a lawsuit filed in
Wayne County Circuit Court May
13.
The court filing names Carl
Berry, a former police chief, as
the plaintiff in the matter. Berry
claims in the filing that Heise,
currently a term-limited state
representative, and Schnettler, a
long-time township resident, did
not designate the voting precinct
inwhich they live on their candi-
date affidavits of identity. Berry
contends that because of this
deficit, their names should not
appear on the primary election
ballot Aug. 2.
The court filing claims the
failure to designate the voting
precinct is a violation of
MichiganCaseLaw168.558.
Also named in the complaint
are Township Clerk Nancy
Conzelman and Wayne County
Clerk Cathy Garrett, the Wayne
County Election Commission
and the Plymouth Township
Election Commission. The com-
plaint claims these defendants
accepted the deficient affidavits
in violation of state statutes.
Berry's suit claims that as an
elector and resident of Plymouth
Township he had a “clear legal
right to the discharge of these
duties by the Wayne County
Election Commission and/or the
Plymouth
Election
Commission.” His suit requests
that Conzelman immediately
remove Heise and Schnettler's
names from the ballot or that a
court show-cause hearing be
scheduled on the issue.
“This is an attempt to deny
democracy in Plymouth
Township orchestrated by Carl
Berry along with the attorney for
Rizzo Environmental Services.
This has nothing to do with the
petitions--the petitions are not
being
challenged.
Don
Schnettler and I, unfortunately,
forgot to put the precinct infor-
mation on the affidavit of identi-
ty which was notarized by the
township clerk. All that is really
needed is to simply amend the
affidavit,”Heise said.
Heise added that while he is
“not concerned” he has retained
an election law attorney to rep-
resent Schnettler andhimself.
“Our goal is to recoup attor-
ney fees and costs for this frivo-
lous lawsuit,” he said.
Schnettler said while he's not
upset, he felt Berry's move was,
“strictly harassment and an
attempt to distract from the cam-
paign.”
Lawsuit requests removal of 2 from ballot
The City of Plymouth is look-
ing for precinct inspectors for the
August andNovember elections.
Staffing the polling locations
on Election Day is challenging
and the city clerk is looking for
individuals who would like to be
a part of the Election Day
process.
There are several positions at
the polls which require different
skills, including computer expe-
rience and knowledge, and cus-
tomer service skills.
Training is provided and new
election inspectors are generally
assigned to a polling location
with experienced, seasoned elec-
tionworkers.
To qualify to become an elec-
tion inspector and work at the
polls on Election Day, you must
meet the following criteria: Be at
least 16 years of age, or if 18
years of age or older must be a
registered voter in the state of
Michigan; submit an Election
Inspector Application to the City
Clerk's office; attend election
training; not be related to a can-
didate on the ballot; indicate
your political party affiliation
and not have been convicted of a
felony or election crime
If you have any additional
questions contact the clerk's
office at (734)453-1234 x234 or 225
or via email at
-
mouth.mi.us
An application can be down-
loaded at
.
gov/documents/Elec_Inspec
Appl_131809_7.pdf?201504220859
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will be taken by members of the
Plymouth A.M. Rotary Club to Salem
Lutheran Church in Flint and
Crossing Waters in that beleaguered
city. Meals will also go to help feed
children internationally and for disas-
ter relief efforts.
Use of the gymnasium space was
donated to the effort by officials at the
Plymouth Arts and Recreation
Complex (PARC).
Photos by DavidWillett
There are
several positions
at the polls
which require
different skills...
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City is seeking
election workers
