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"In-depth study of the recall, the most important popular device allowing voters to remove unresponsive elected officials from office"--Provided by publisher.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Zimmerman, Joseph Francis, 1928- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Albany, NY : SUNY Press, [2013]
Edición:Second edition.
Temas:
Recall > United States.
Révocation populaire > États-Unis.
Recall
United States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Contents
  • List of Illustrations
  • Preface
  • 1 The Sovereign Citizen
  • Origin of the Recall
  • Distrust of State Legislatures
  • Populist-Progressive Roots
  • Early Development of the Recall
  • Current Status
  • Opposition to the Recall
  • An Overview
  • 2 The Legal Foundation
  • Constitutional Provisions
  • Statutory Local Officer Provisions
  • Judicial Interpretation
  • Other Voter Initiated Removal Procedures
  • Recall of Members of Congress
  • Restrictions on Recall Use
  • A Political or a Judicial Process?
  • A Political Process
  • A Judicial ProcessOther Issues
  • Petition Requirements
  • The Recall Election
  • Restrictions on Appointive Office
  • Campaign Finance
  • Locally Drafted Charters
  • Loss of a Quorum
  • Summary and Conclusions
  • 3 Recall of State Government Officers
  • Recall of Governors
  • The Frazier Recall
  • The Williams Recall Campaign
  • The Blanchard Recall Campaign
  • The Engler Recall Campaign
  • The Hickel Recall Campaign
  • The Mecham Recall Campaign
  • The Davis Recall Campaign
  • The Walker Recall Campaign
  • The Snyder Recall Campaign
  • Recall of State LegislatorsArizona
  • California
  • Idaho
  • Michigan
  • Wisconsin
  • Recall of Judicial Officers
  • Summary and Conclusions
  • 4 Recall of Local Government Officers
  • Early Recall Elections
  • More Recent Recall Attempts
  • Alaska
  • Arizona
  • Arkansas
  • California
  • Connecticut
  • Florida
  • Georgia
  • Hawaii
  • Kansas
  • Illinois
  • Louisiana
  • Maine
  • Maryland
  • Massachusetts
  • Michigan
  • Nebraska
  • Nevada
  • New Jersey
  • New Mexico
  • Ohio
  • Oregon
  • Pennsylvania
  • Rhode Island
  • Utah
  • VirginiaWashington
  • Wisconsin
  • Summary and Conclusions
  • 5 The Recall: An Evaluation
  • Arguments in Favor
  • Strengthen Popular Control
  • Electoral System Failures
  • Reduction of Alienation and Voter Education
  • Removal of Restrictions
  • Lengthening of Terms of Office
  • Arguments in Opposition
  • Existence of More Desirable Removal Methods
  • Avoidance of Additional Mistakes
  • Use for Undesirable Purposes
  • Unnecessary Restraint
  • A Deterrent to Potential Candidates
  • Partisan Use
  • Increased Governmental Costs
  • Undesirable Simultaneous ElectionsFrivolous Harassment
  • Abuse by Special Interest Groups
  • Inadequate Reason for Recall
  • Destroys Judicial Independence
  • Conclusions
  • 6 A Model for Voter Sovereignty
  • Model Provisions
  • Exemption and Use Restrictions
  • The Application Process
  • Recall Petitions
  • The Recall Election
  • Post-Election
  • The Protest Referendum and the Initiative
  • The Protest Referendum
  • The Indirect Initiative
  • Open and Ethical Government
  • Open Government
  • Freedom of Information
  • Open Meetings

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