Friday, December 30, 2011

For States With No Federal Recall Law

If your state has a recall law which applies to state but not federal officials, the best avenue is to lobby your state representatives and state senators to amend it (these states are Alaska, California, Georgia, Idaho, Kansas, Minnesota, Rhode Island.)  The states which have federal recall laws are Arizona, Colorado, Louisiana, Michigan, Montana, Nevada, North Dakota, Oregon, Washington, and Wisconsin. 
For states starting from scratch, here is the recall law for Washington State, a recommended model law for states that don't have one. This applies to federal officials. Hand it to your state representative or assemblyman, tell him to change the name "state of Washington" to your state, and to get some co-sponsors and file it as emergency legislation. Now everyone has something to get behind and you pester them all until they pass it. Then you work on your first recalls. They have to know there is slow but sure motion and a tidal wave will soon knock them off their feet.
[MODEL RECALL LAW, WASHINGTON STATE CONSTITUTION ARTICLE I, SECTION 33 AND 34.]

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