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Recall Petition

Recall Petition: The procedure by which citizens can gather signatures from voters, using an official form, to propose a recall election directly to a…

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The procedure by which citizens can gather signatures from voters, using an official form, to propose a recall election directly to a governing body.

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A “petition prepared and circulated by a RECALL COMMITTEE … for the purpose of gathering a sufficient number of valid signatures of registered voters to cause a RECALL ELECTION to be called.” N. J. S. A. §19:27A-3.

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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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