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Essay:Why Recall Elections Are Essential (view source)

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A recall embodies the "best of the public" concept by allowing the public to exercise authority and control over its "expert" representatives.
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A '''recall election''' is a special election resulting from a petition drive by the people to "recall" or fire a public official.  Conceptually it is analogous to a master firing a servant. Typically the recall election requires a massive number of signatures (for example, 25% of all registered voters in [[New Jersey]]) and a majority vote in the special election.  On the same day a replacement is chosen by the voters, and often (including New Jersey) the recalled official may be candidate for the election to replace him.
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A '''recall election''' is a special election resulting from a petition drive by the people to "recall" or fire a public official.  Conceptually it is analogous to a master (the people) firing a servant (the elected official).
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A recall embodies the "[[best of the public]]" concept by allowing the public to exercise authority and control over its "expert" representatives.
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Typically the recall election requires a massive number of signatures (for example, 25% of all registered voters in [[New Jersey]]) and a majority vote in the special election.  On the same day a replacement is chosen by the voters, and often (including New Jersey) the recalled official may be candidate for the election to replace him.
    
The justifications for recall elections range from the philosophical to the practical:
 
The justifications for recall elections range from the philosophical to the practical:
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