Recall Issue with Options
Recall Issue with Options: Process that allows voters to remove elected representatives from office prior to the expiration of their terms of office.
Definition
Process that allows voters to remove elected representatives from office prior to the expiration of their terms of office. The recall may involve not only the question of whether a particular officer should be removed, but also the question of naming a successor in the event that there is an affirmative vote for the recall.
Alternative Definitions
- Definition 2
Process that allows voters to remove their elected representatives from office prior to the expiration of their terms of office. Often, the recall involves not only the question of whether a particular officer should be removed from office, but also the question of naming a successor in the event that there is an affirmative vote for the recall.
- Definition 3
Vote variation that allows voters to remove elected representatives from office before their terms expire and may include naming a successor.
- Definition 4
Vote variation that allows voters to remove elected representatives from office before their terms of office expire. The recall may involve not only the question of whether a particular officer should be removed, but also the question of naming a successor in the event that there is an affirmative vote for the recall.
- Definition 5
A “process that allows voters to remove their elected representatives from office prior to the expiration of their terms of office. Often, the recall involves not only the question of whether a particular officer should be re moved from office, but also the question of naming a successor in the event that there is an affirmative vote for the recall.” 2005 VVSG V.1, APPENDIX A.