Elections; removal of officers, recall elections, petition for recall.
Summary
Elections; removal of officers; recall elections;petition. Provides for the removal of certain elected officersand officers appointed to elected offices by recall referendum. Thebill requires a petition for recall be signed by 30 percent of thetotal number of votes cast at the last election for the office forwhich a recall is sought.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 12, 2022
Last action Feb 15, 2022
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Full legislative history
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4
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Committee
1
Jan 12, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
lower
Jan 12, 2022
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22104066D
lower
1 primary · 9 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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