Chapter 4 - Recall of Public Officers

Chapter 4 - Recall of Public Officers

§ 21-4-1. Short title
§ 21-4-2. Legislative intent
§ 21-4-3. Definitions
§ 21-4-4. Officers subject to recall; number of electors needed to demand recall; limitation on number of public officials who may be subjects of a particular recall petition; grounds for recall
§ 21-4-5. Recall petition -- Application for and time of filing; sponsors; withdrawal of signature; duties of election superintendent; printing and distribution of recall petition forms by Secretary of State
§ 21-4-6. Review of grounds for recall petition
§ 21-4-7. Recall petition -- Form
§ 21-4-8. Recall petition -- Electors eligible to sign; procedure for circulating; obtaining and verifying signatures; form for affidavit of circulator; change in signature and residence address
§ 21-4-9. Recall application or petition -- Procedure for withdrawal of signature; contents and form of affidavit to be executed and filed by person desiring to withdraw signature
§ 21-4-10. Recall petition or application -- Persons who may not circulate petition or application; effect of signatures obtained by unqualified persons
§ 21-4-11. Recall petition -- Determination of legal sufficiency of petition; time period for filing; amendment; notification of various persons of legal sufficiency of petition
§ 21-4-12. No recall election when officeholder resigns prior to the holding of a recall election
§ 21-4-13. Recall election -- Time for holding; officer to call election; publication of call; form of ballots; vote required to effectuate recall; special election to fill vacancy created
§ 21-4-14. Recall election -- Filing subsequent recall petition against officer following recall election or denial of recall petition
§ 21-4-15. Manner of conducting recall elections
§ 21-4-16. Campaign and financial disclosure requirements, restrictions, and qualifications
§ 21-4-17. Promulgation of rules and regulations by Secretary of State
§ 21-4-18. Application to court to compel election superintendent to comply with chapter; jurisdiction and venue of actions against election superintendent
§ 21-4-19. Determination of eligibility to sign application for recall petition or petition for recall
§ 21-4-20. Giving or receiving money or other thing of value to sign petition or affidavit; compelling person to sign petition or to remove name; signing another's name to petition; signing more than one; signing by ineligible person
§ 21-4-21. Construction of chapter

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