Laws governing recall in Wyoming

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A recall 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 Wyoming. Wyoming allows for the recall of some local officials but does not allow for the recall of state 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. Click here for more information.

Offices subject to recall

Federal officials

The U.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 of Congress, the Supreme Court has never ruled on whether such recalls are constitutional.^[1] Ballotpedia does not provide coverage of federal recalls. Click here for more information.

State officials

Wyoming law does not provide for the recall of state officials.

Local officials

In Wyoming, the right of recall extends to any elected officer of a city or town that is operating under the commission form of government. It does not extend to county officials, officials of special districts, or members of school boards.

Process

Prerequisites

Term length

A recall campaign may begin at any time after the election of the targeted official.

Reasons for recall

Wyo. Stat. §15-4-110 does not require that any specific events must have taken place to justify launching a recall. However, the petition must state what grounds are motivating the recall; the law, however, does not say that some reasons for a recall are sufficient while others are not.

Petition

Signature requirements

To trigger a recall election, signatures equalling 25% of all registered electors in the relevant city or town must be gathered and submitted.

Circulation timeline

Wyo. Stat. §15-4-110 does not mention a limited period of time within which the signatures must be collected; the inference is that there is no such limit on how many days, weeks or months are allowed for the collection of the signatures required to trigger a recall.

Election

Once the signatures are submitted, the clerk of the relevant city is required to inspect them for sufficiency within 10 days from the date that they are submitted. If the clerk determines in that 10-day period that the signatures are sufficient, the governing body of the city is to be notified of that fact "without delay." The governing body is then required to set a date for the recall election that is "not less than thirty (30) days nor more than forty (40) days from the date of the clerk's certificate of sufficiency."

Wyo. Stat. §15-4-110 states that, "On the second Tuesday preceding the date fixed for the special election, a special primary election for the selection of candidates shall be held. The special primary election and nomination are governed by the provisions of this article. If the person sought to be removed is a candidate, one (1) opposing candidate shall be selected at the special primary election. The special primary election shall be held if there are more than two (2) nominees, one (1) of whom may be incumbent. If there are no candidates nominated against the officer sought to be removed, no special election will be held and the incumbent shall continue in office."

Legislation involving recall elections

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

State
Bill number
Official bill name or caption
Most recent action date
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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 on Ballotpedia's Election Administration Legislation Tracker, which includes bill details and a summary.