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Eighteen States within the [[United States]] provide, in their laws, for the mid-term recall of State-level elected officials.<ref name=ncsl>"[http://www.ncsl.org/default.aspx?tabid=16581 Entry for Recall Election]," National Conference of State Legislatures, accessed 14 January 2010.</ref> Federal law does not provide for the popular recall of a [[President of the United States]], but the various State-level recall laws often provide for the recall, not only of State officials but also of their [[United States Senate|Senators]] and [[United States House of Representatives|Representatives]] in [[United States Congress|Congress]]. (To date no Senator or Representative has been recalled mid-term from his office, but a case is now pending in [[New Jersey]] to test the proposition that a State may recall its Senator.<ref name=examiner>Hurlbut T, "[http://www.examiner.com/x-28973-Essex-County-Conservative-Examiner~y2010m1d14-NJ-elections-division-says-Menendez-recall-illegal NJ elections division says Menendez recall illegal]," ''Essex County Conservative Examiner'', <http://www.examiner.com/Newark>, 14 January 2010</ref>

Eighteen States within the [[United States]] provide, in their laws, for the mid-term recall of State-level elected officials.<ref name=ncsl>"[http://www.ncsl.org/default.aspx?tabid=16581 Entry for Recall Election]," National Conference of State Legislatures, accessed 14 January 2010.</ref> Federal law does not provide for the popular recall of a [[President of the United States]], but the various State-level recall laws often provide for the recall, not only of State officials but also of their [[United States Senate|Senators]] and [[United States House of Representatives|Representatives]] in [[United States Congress|Congress]]. (To date no Senator or Representative has been recalled mid-term from his office, but a case is now pending in [[New Jersey]] to test the proposition that a State may recall its Senator.<ref name=examiner>Hurlbut T, "[http://www.examiner.com/x-28973-Essex-County-Conservative-Examiner~y2010m1d14-NJ-elections-division-says-Menendez-recall-illegal NJ elections division says Menendez recall illegal]," ''Essex County Conservative Examiner'', <http://www.examiner.com/Newark>, 14 January 2010</ref>

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