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Eighteen states, mostly in the western [[United States]], provide, in their laws, for the mid-term recall of U.S. Senators and other 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>  Seven of these states require specific grounds for a recall: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Georgia, Idaho, Kansas, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, Nevada, New Jersey, North Dakota, Oregon, Rhode Island, Washington and Wisconsin.  Of these, the following states have ''constitutional'' provisions authorizing the recall of congressmen:  Colorado, Louisiana, Michigan, New Jersey, North Dakota, Oregon, Washington and Wisconsin; Montana has a statutory recall provision.<ref>http://www.recallcongressnow.org/states.php</ref>

Eighteen states, mostly in the western [[United States]], provide, in their laws, for the mid-term recall of U.S. Senators and other 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>  Seven of these states require specific grounds for a recall: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Georgia, Idaho, Kansas, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, Nevada, New Jersey, North Dakota, Oregon, Rhode Island, Washington and Wisconsin.  Of these, the following states have ''constitutional'' provisions authorizing the recall of congressmen:  Colorado, Louisiana, Michigan, New Jersey, North Dakota, Oregon, Washington and Wisconsin; Montana has a statutory recall provision.<ref>http://www.recallcongressnow.org/states.php</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>)

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. A [[New Jersey]] case has produced an opinion that no State may recall its Senator.<ref name=examiner>Hurlbut T, "[http://www.examiner.com/essex-county-elections-2010-in-newark/nj-supremes-declare-recall-unconstitutional NJ Supremes declare recall unconstitutional]," ''Essex County Conservative Examiner'', <http://www.examiner.com/Newark>, 18 November 2010</ref>)

[[File:Recall.jpg|thumb|175px|Republican [[Arnold Schwarzenegger]] replaced California's governor Gray Davis, a Democrat, at a recall election in 2003.]]

[[File:Recall.jpg|thumb|175px|Republican [[Arnold Schwarzenegger]] replaced California's governor Gray Davis, a Democrat, at a recall election in 2003.]]