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As a state ballot measure topic, the recall process includes measures regarding the recall process for removing elected officials from office. The process typically involves recall organizers circulating petitions, election officials verifying the signatures, and a public vote if enough valid signatures are confirmed. The topic is grouped within the election policy area.

This page provides information on:

• upcoming ballot measures and
• a comprehensive list of ballot measures by year and state.

Upcoming ballot measures

See also: 2025 ballot measures and 2026 ballot measures

The following is a list of state ballot measures related to the recall process certified for this year and future elections:

2026

1. California Eliminate State Officer Recall Successor Elections Amendment (2026) - On the ballot

List of ballot measures

Click the tabs to view state ballot measures related to the recall process, organized by year or state.

Year

State

2026

1. California Eliminate State Officer Recall Successor Elections Amendment (2026) - On the ballot

2022

1. Kansas Constitutional Amendment 2, County Sheriff Election and Recall Amendment (2022)

2010

1. Illinois Governor Recall Amendment (2010)

2006

1. Colorado Referendum F, Recalls of Elected Officials Amendment (2006)

1996

1. Minnesota Recall of Elected Officials, Amendment 1 (1996)
2. Nevada Question 3, Recall Petition Requirements Amendment (1996)
3. New Mexico Amendment 3 (1996)

1994

1. California Proposition 183, Changes to Laws Governing Recall Elections Amendment (1994)
2. Colorado Amendment 12, Election and Legislative Measure Reform Initiative (1994)

1993

1. New Jersey Right of Recall, Public Question 1 (1993)

1992

1. Rhode Island Recall of Statewide Elected Officials, Proposal 1 (1992)

1988

1. Colorado Amendment No. 2, Reimbursements for Recall Elections Amendment (1988)

1984

1. Oregon Measure 1, Number of Signatures for Recall Referendum Amendment (1984)

1981

1. Wisconsin Question 1, Recall Primary Elections Amendment (April 1981)

1978

1. Georgia Amendment 15, Public Official Recall Measure (1978)
2. North Dakota Direct Democracy Referendum, Amendment 3 (1978)

1976

1. Montana Recall and Recall Advisory, I-73 (1976)
2. Utah Initiative B, Authorize Recall Elections for Public Officers Measure (1976)

1974

1. Arizona Proposition 101, Recall Election Timing and Candidate Nomination Deadlines Amendment (1974)
2. California Proposition 9, Recall of Elected Officials Amendment (1974)
3. Kansas Elections, Amendment 2 (1974)

1970

1. Nevada Question 2, Recall Requirements Amendment (1970)

1940

1. North Dakota Recall Referendum (1940)

1938

1. Nebraska Amendment 6, State Executive Officer Recalls Amendment (1938)

1926

1. Oregon Measure Nos. 312-313, Fill Vacancies Created by Recalls Amendment (1926)
2. Wisconsin Question 1, Recall of Elected Officials Amendment (1926)

1920

1. North Dakota Recall of Public Officers Referendum (1920)

1916

1. Washington Referendum 4, Recall of Elected Officers Measure (1916)

1915

1. California Proposition 3, Superior Judge Terms Amendment (October 1915)

1914

1. Minnesota Recall of Public Officials, Amendment 8 (1914)
2. Wisconsin Question 6, Recall of Elected Officials Amendment (1914)

1913

1. Michigan Recall of Elective Officers Amendment (April 1913)

1912

1. Arizona Measure Nos. 101-102, Recall of Elected Officials Amendment (1912)
2. Arkansas Recall of Elective Officers, Amendment 14 (September 1912)
3. Colorado Measure 9, Recall of Elective Officials Initiative (1912)
4. Idaho Right to Recall Any Public Office, HJR 19 (1912)
5. Nevada State Question 2, Public Officer Recall Amendment (1912)
6. Washington Recall Elections Process Amendment (1912)

1911

1. California Proposition 8, Recall of Elected Officials Amendment (October 1911)

1910

1. Oregon Measure Nos. 360-361, Direct Democracy, Electoral System, and Legislature Changes Initiative (1910)

1908

1. Oregon Measure Nos. 324-325, Recall of Public Officials Initiative (June 1908)

Arizona

1. Arizona Measure Nos. 101-102, Recall of Elected Officials Amendment (1912)
2. Arizona Proposition 101, Recall Election Timing and Candidate Nomination Deadlines Amendment (1974)

Arkansas

1. Arkansas Recall of Elective Officers, Amendment 14 (September 1912)

California

1. California Eliminate State Officer Recall Successor Elections Amendment (2026) - On the ballot
2. California Proposition 183, Changes to Laws Governing Recall Elections Amendment (1994)
3. California Proposition 3, Superior Judge Terms Amendment (October 1915)
4. California Proposition 8, Recall of Elected Officials Amendment (October 1911)
5. California Proposition 9, Recall of Elected Officials Amendment (1974)

Colorado

1. Colorado Amendment 12, Election and Legislative Measure Reform Initiative (1994)
2. Colorado Amendment No. 2, Reimbursements for Recall Elections Amendment (1988)
3. Colorado Measure 9, Recall of Elective Officials Initiative (1912)
4. Colorado Referendum F, Recalls of Elected Officials Amendment (2006)

Georgia

1. Georgia Amendment 15, Public Official Recall Measure (1978)

Idaho

1. Idaho Right to Recall Any Public Office, HJR 19 (1912)

Illinois

1. Illinois Governor Recall Amendment (2010)

Kansas

1. Kansas Constitutional Amendment 2, County Sheriff Election and Recall Amendment (2022)
2. Kansas Elections, Amendment 2 (1974)

Michigan

1. Michigan Recall of Elective Officers Amendment (April 1913)

Minnesota

1. Minnesota Recall of Elected Officials, Amendment 1 (1996)
2. Minnesota Recall of Public Officials, Amendment 8 (1914)

Montana

1. Montana Recall and Recall Advisory, I-73 (1976)

Nebraska

1. Nebraska Amendment 6, State Executive Officer Recalls Amendment (1938)

Nevada

1. Nevada Question 2, Recall Requirements Amendment (1970)
2. Nevada Question 3, Recall Petition Requirements Amendment (1996)
3. Nevada State Question 2, Public Officer Recall Amendment (1912)

New Jersey

1. New Jersey Right of Recall, Public Question 1 (1993)

New Mexico

1. New Mexico Amendment 3 (1996)

North Dakota

1. North Dakota Direct Democracy Referendum, Amendment 3 (1978)
2. North Dakota Recall Referendum (1940)
3. North Dakota Recall of Public Officers Referendum (1920)

Oregon

1. Oregon Measure 1, Number of Signatures for Recall Referendum Amendment (1984)
2. Oregon Measure Nos. 312-313, Fill Vacancies Created by Recalls Amendment (1926)
3. Oregon Measure Nos. 324-325, Recall of Public Officials Initiative (June 1908)
4. Oregon Measure Nos. 360-361, Direct Democracy, Electoral System, and Legislature Changes Initiative (1910)

Rhode Island

1. Rhode Island Recall of Statewide Elected Officials, Proposal 1 (1992)

Utah

1. Utah Initiative B, Authorize Recall Elections for Public Officers Measure (1976)

Washington

1. Washington Recall Elections Process Amendment (1912)
2. Washington Referendum 4, Recall of Elected Officers Measure (1916)

Wisconsin

1. Wisconsin Question 1, Recall Primary Elections Amendment (April 1981)
2. Wisconsin Question 1, Recall of Elected Officials Amendment (1926)
3. Wisconsin Question 6, Recall of Elected Officials Amendment (1914)

See also

• List of ballot measures by topic