Election Commission Approves Some Recall Petitions

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The recall process can move forward against two school board members at St. Joseph Public Schools and one at Watervliet Public Schools. The Berrien County Election Commission approved the petition language against St. Joseph board members Brett Wier and Kathy Weykamp and against Watervliet School Board President Bill Spaulding Tuesday. All three were related to mask mandates for students. The petitions are good for 180 days, but signatures can only be collected for 60 of those days. The Berrien County Election Commission has to calculate the number of valid signatures required to put the recall elections on a ballot. Three petitions were rejected for Niles.