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Recall
Recall: Process that allows voters to remove elected representatives from office prior to the expiration of their terms of office.
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Process that allows voters to remove elected representatives from office prior to the expiration of their terms of office.
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“Recall is the power of the electors to remove an elective officer.” Cal. Const. Art. 2, §13. The “process by which the registered qualified electors of the District of Columbia may call for the holding of an election to remove or retain an elected official of the District of Columbia (except the Delegate to Congress for the District of Columbia) prior to the expiration of his or her term.” D. C. Code Ann. §1-1001.02(12). Likewise, La. Rev. Stat. Ann. §1300.1.
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Glossary of Election Terms, U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC)
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EAC Glossary of Terms
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EAC Glossary of Election Terms
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Electronic Voting Glossary
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