Recall Election

GPTKB entity

Statements (34)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:politics
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs Recall Vote
gptkbp:compatibleWith Some US states
gptkbp:criticizedFor Cost
Abuse for partisan purposes
Potential for political instability
gptkbp:firstUsedInUS Los Angeles, 1903
gptkbp:frequency More common at local and state level
Rare at national level
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Recall Election
gptkbp:introducedIn gptkb:Switzerland
gptkbp:launched Voters
gptkbp:legalBasis Constitutional or statutory provisions
gptkbp:notableExample gptkb:2003_California_gubernatorial_recall_election
gptkb:2012_Wisconsin_gubernatorial_recall_election
gptkbp:opposedBy Some political parties
gptkbp:purpose Remove an elected official from office before the end of their term
gptkbp:regulates State laws (in the US)
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Direct_democracy
gptkb:politics
Impeachment
gptkbp:requires Signatures
Petition
gptkbp:result Official is removed or retained
gptkbp:supportedBy Advocates of accountability
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:Canada
gptkb:Japan
gptkb:Philippines
gptkb:Switzerland
gptkb:United_States
gptkb:Venezuela
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Recall_Referendum
gptkb:National_Referendum
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7