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Arecall election is the process by which citizens may remove elected officials from office before the expiration of their terms.This article summarizes the laws governing recall elections in Georgia. Georgia allows for the recall of all elected officials.

In 39 states, local officials can be subject to recall elections. Of those, 19 also permit recalls of state-level officials. Eleven states do not permit recalls of elected officials at any level. Clickhere for more information.

Offices subject to recall

Federal officials

TheU.S. Constitution does not provide for the recall of elected federal officials. While some state constitutions have stated that their citizens have the right to recall members ofCongress, theSupreme Court has never ruled on whether such recalls are constitutional.^[1] Ballotpedia does not provide coverage of federal recalls. Clickhere for more information.

State and local officials

The Official Code of Georgia states that, "Every public official who holds elective office, either by election or by appointment, is subject to recall from office by electors who are registered and qualified to vote in the recall election and who reside in the electoral district from which candidates are elected to that office."^[2]

Process

Prerequisites

Reasons for recall

The relevant legislation requires at least one of the following grounds for calling arecall election:

• an act of malfeasance or misconduct while in office,
• violation of the oath of office,
• failure to perform duties prescribed by law, or
• willfully misusing, converting, or misappropriating, without authority, public property or public funds entrusted to or associated with the elective office to which the official has been elected or appointed.

Petition

Signature requirements

Signature requirements for the recall of elected officials in Georgia are governed by the Official Code of Georgia Annotated §21-4-4.

The number ofvalid signatures required for arecall election of a state officer whose electoral district encompasses the entire state is equal to at least 15 percent of the number of electors who were registered and qualified to vote in the preceding election for that office. At least one-fifteenth of the signatures must come from residents in each of the congressional districts in Georgia.

A recall election of local officers or state officers whose electoral districts encompass only a part of the state requires valid signatures equal to at least 30 percent of the number of electors who were registered and qualified to vote in the preceding election for that office.

Circulation timeline

Circulation of therecallpetition must be completed within 90 days after registration.^[3]

Election

If a recall election is held, the ballot will read:^[4]

Legislation involving recall elections

The table below lists bills related to recall elections in Georgia. The following information is included for each bill:

• State
• Bill number
• Official bill name or caption
• Most recent action date
• Legislative status
• Sponsor party
• Topics dealt with by the bill

Bills are organized by most recent action. The table displays up to 100 results. To view more bills, use the arrows in the upper-right corner. Clicking on a bill will open its page onBallotpedia's Election Administration Legislation Tracker, which includes bill details and a summary.

See also

• 
  What are recalls?
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  Recall efforts
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  Ballotpedia's Recall Report
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  Recalls by state
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  Recalls by office
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• 
  Recall laws
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External links

• National Conference of State Legislatures, Statewide Recall

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