Tuesday, March 23, 2021

Pennsylvania: State Representative files recall bill

State Representative Martina A. White (R) has introduced a bill (H.822) which would bring the recall back to Pennsylvania, though with serious limits. The bill is a proposed Constitutional Amendment allowing recalls against the Governor, AG, Treasurer, Mayors, District Attorneys and Auditor General. It oddly leaves out the legislature (though both Illinois and Rhode Island also leave the legislature out of the recall law). The idea is that these officials have executive authority. 

The state's recall law was struck down in 1976 by the State Supreme Court. 

The proposal would require 25% of turnout. 

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