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Laws governing recall in Massachusetts
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Recall of local elected officials in Massachusetts is available in some jurisdictions.[1]
The right of citizens to recall elected officials is believed to have been mentioned first in the Massachusetts Charter of 1691.[2]
See also
- Laws governing recall
- Recall campaigns in Massachusetts
- States that have pre-petition signature requirements for recalls
- States that require grounds for recalls
Footnotes
| Can you recall a federal official? | |
| The U.S. Constitution does not provide for recall of any elected federal official. Although some state constitutions have stated that their citizens have the right to recall members of the U.S. Congress, the U.S. Supreme Court has not ruled on whether this is constitutional at the federal level. Read Ballotpedia's explanation » | |
