Oakland County Republicans are asking a judge to declare that the chairman of the county Board of Commissioners did resign from his seat, that he vacate his office and that the new county executive, sworn in on Monday, vacate his office.

The request came Wednesday in an amended complaint in a lawsuit filed last week. A hearing is scheduled for Wednesday in Oakland County Circuit Court.

The lawsuit was filed by Commissioner Michael Spisz; Andrew "Rocky" Raczkowski, chairman of the Oakland County Republican Party, and the county Republican Party against David Woodward and the county board.

The amended complaint added new County Executive David Coulter, but the plaintiffs wrote that they "do not allege any wrongdoing" on Coulter's part "but name him as defendant solely because Coulter, as the beneficiary of an illegally cast vote by Woodward, has an interest in the outcome of this litigation and is entitled to notice of these proceedings and an opportunity to be heard."

The plaintiffs are asking for a judge to declare null and void Woodward's rescission of his Aug. 7 resignation from the county board and all actions taken by the county board at and after its Aug. 16 meeting.

That includes the county board's acceptance of Woodward rescinding his resignation, its 11-10 appointment of Coulter as executive (Woodward voted for Coulter), and declaring "the election of David Coulter as Oakland County Executive to be unlawful by reason of the unlawful participation and vote cast" by Woodward.

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In a statement, Coulter said: "A majority of the board of commissioners lawfully appointed me to lead Oakland County and provide stability. I embraced this great responsibility when the chief judge of Oakland County Circuit Court administered my oath of office. My administration will focus on the work ahead and not comment on the particulars of the lawsuit while litigation is pending.”

There were two weeks of backroom politics and political infighting in Oakland County after the Aug. 3 death of longtime Republican Executive L. Brooks Patterson.

The Democrats had a majority on the county board, and the opportunity to appoint a someone — presumably a Democrat — to the executive seat or hold a special election.

With Woodward's resignation, the county board was split 10 Democrats and 10 Republicans.

Woodward and county Treasurer Andy Meisner have expressed interest in running for executive in 2020.

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Woodward gave the county clerk a letter dated Aug. 7 that said his resignation from the county board was effective at 6 p.m. that day.

The amended complaint states that as a result of Woodward's resignation, the county's human resources department shut off his county email, processed a final payment of salary and terminated his county paid benefits.

Woodward resigned in hopes of being appointed county executive. The county board ended up accepting applications for executive and interviewing five candidates, including Woodward, on Aug. 14.

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The next day, Woodward withdrew his application for executive and rescinded his resignation from the county board.

On Aug. 16, he sat with the county board's Democratic caucus, then resumed his role as county board chair at the full board meeting where the executive appointment was made, voting on various matters before the county board.

As the board met, the GOP plaintiffs were in court, asking for an injunction that would have prevented Woodward from taking back his seat. A judge denied that request.

Contact Christina Hall: chall@freepress.com. Follow her on Twitter: @challreporter.