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pstokely Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-25-03 03:39 AM
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which states allow recalls?
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DODI Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-25-03 06:29 AM
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1. Not Connecticut
We can only impeach. Our wonderful Gov. Rowland has done the same things Davis is accused of -- but its o.k. -- he is a republican.
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realFedUp Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-25-03 07:22 AM
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2. Answer
It's easy to google....

http://slate.msn.com/id/2086409/

While most states allow governors to be impeached, only 18 states have voter-recall provisions. The states are Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Georgia, Idaho, Kansas, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, Nevada, New Jersey, North Dakota, Oregon, Rhode Island, Washington, and Wisconsin. But even if you live in one of those states, your budget deficit is spiraling out of control, and your governor can't show his face without threat of bodily injury, you still may not be jumping on California's recall bandwagon anytime soon. For one thing, although a California governor can be ousted for pretty much any reason, six of those other states require the chief executive to have committed specific wrongs. These include actual crimes and other malfeasance. For example, the governor of Alaska would be risking recall if convicted of a "crime involving moral turpitude."
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UTUSN Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-25-03 10:42 AM
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3. "committed specific wrongs"
Now THAT is a recall with a relationship to rationality, unlike the "any (no) reason".
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ElsewheresDaughter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-25-03 10:54 AM
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4. here ya go
Eighteen states have provisions for recall elections for elected state officials. Virginia allows voters to collect signatures to subject state officials to a recall trial presided over by a judge; the District of Columbia also provides for recalls.

The 18 states are:

Alaska

Arizona

California

Colorado

Georgia

Idaho

Kansas

Louisiana

Michigan

Minnesota

Montana

Nevada

New Jersey

North Dakota

Oregon

Rhode Island

Washington

Wisconsin
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