Talk:Recall election
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"In 1917, North Dakota's Lynn J. Frazier was recalled over a dispute about state-owned industries." but another text said 1921. Which is it?
Also, the mention of effective recall by internal party mechanisms should probably refer to it as a form of censure rather than actual recall - since it seems not to be able to force the official to resign.
- And there's a difference between a political party recalling its own representative or a wider citizens' movement recalling a leader, especially if the citizens are associated with political groups which are ideologically opposed to the leader. IMHO, the latter is closer to grassroots democracy... Boud 00:34, 16 Aug 2004 (UTC)
[edit] why nothin about india and UK
why there is no mention of the recall process that is legal and often used in India and UK. it was used in India in 1999 when the NDA government fell by just one vote. if it is restricted about north america, please specify. nids 20:48, 4 August 2006 (UTC)
- AFAIK, UK, NZ and Malaysia and most other Commonwealth countries (obviously not including India if your above claim is correct or Canada) don't have recall processes. By-elections can be held in various circumstances and governments can be brought down, but they cannot be directly initiated by the ordinary citizen... Nil Einne 15:04, 7 September 2006 (UTC)
[edit] California
- In 2003, several million citizens petitioned the government for a gubernatorial recall election. Davis pointed the paradox that, if he was recalled, any candidate with a plurality vote could win the election, but he needed a majority of 50% plus one vote to stay in charge.
Is my understanding here correct that this was a dual step vote? The first vote was to decided if Davis would stay, to stay he needed 50% +1. If he failed to stay, the second vote would be for who was selected and it was not possible to select Davis? This is obviously rather different then e.g. Canada where a by-election is held and so I assume the incumbent can run again... Nil Einne 15:02, 7 September 2006 (UTC)
Is it possible to recall the President?
Actually, he only needed 50% of the vote to stay in charge; an absolute majority (50% + 1) was needed to recall him. A tie would have been insufficient to remove him from office.
There are no recall provisions for federal officers of the United States. Spock 198.164.73.25 21:21, 18 March 2007 (UTC)
