§ 19-201 – Officers subject to recall; number of petitioners
19-201. Officers subject to recall; number of petitioners A. Every public officer holding an elective office, either by election, appointment or retention, is subject to recall from such office by the qualified electors of the electoral district from which candidates are elected to that office. Such electoral district may include the whole state. A number […]
§ 19-201.01 – Legislative finding and intent; strict compliance
19-201.01. Legislative finding and intent; strict compliance The legislature recognizes that recall overturns the determination of the qualified electors and therefore finds and determines that strict compliance with the constitutional and statutory requirements for recall and in the application and enforcement of those requirements provides the surest method for safeguarding the integrity and accuracy of […]
§ 19-202 – Recall petition; limitations; subsequent petition
19-202. Recall petition; limitations; subsequent petition A. A recall petition shall not be circulated against any officer until the officer has held office for six months, except that a petition may be filed against a member of the legislature at any time after five days from the beginning of the first session after the member’s […]
§ 19-202.01 – Application for recall petition
19-202.01. Application for recall petition A. A person or organization intending to file a recall petition, before causing the petition to be printed and circulated, shall submit an application setting forth the following: 1. The person’s name and address or, if an organization, its name and address and the names and titles of its officers. […]
§ 19-203 – Recall petition; contents; submission for verification; nonacceptance
19-203. Recall petition; contents; submission for verification; nonacceptance A. A recall petition shall contain a general statement of not more than two hundred words stating the grounds of the demand for the recall. The petition shall be submitted for verification of signatures to the appropriate filing officer as prescribed by section 19-202.01. B. A recall […]
§ 19-204 – Form of petition
19-204. Form of petition A. The caption and body of a recall petition shall be substantially as follows: Recall Petition We, the qualified electors of the electoral district from which ________________________ (name and title of office) was elected, demand the elected official’s recall The grounds of this demand for recall are as follows: (State in […]
§ 19-204.01 – Sample recall petitions; strict compliance
19-204.01. Sample recall petitions; strict compliance The secretary of state shall make available a sample recall petition that strictly complies with the requirements of section 19-204. Any person or organization that uses the sample recall petition of the secretary of state is presumed to have strictly complied with the requirements of section 19-204.
§ 19-205 – Signatures and verification
19-205. Signatures and verification A. Every qualified elector signing a petition for a recall election shall do so in the presence of the person who is circulating the petition and who is to execute the affidavit of verification on the reverse side of the signature sheet. At the time of signing, the qualified elector shall: […]
§ 19-205.01 – Registered circulators; requirements; violation; classification; definition
19-205.01. Registered circulators; requirements; violation; classification; definition A. All circulators who are not residents of this state and all paid circulators must register as circulators with the secretary of state before circulating petitions pursuant to this chapter. The person or organization that is circulating the petition shall collect and submit the completed registration applications to […]
§ 19-205.02 – Prohibition on circulating of petitions by certain persons
19-205.02. Prohibition on circulating of petitions by certain persons No county recorder or justice of the peace and no person other than a person who is qualified to register to vote pursuant to section 16-101 may circulate a recall petition, and all signatures verified by any such unqualified person are void and shall not be […]