(1) No recall petition shall be circulated or filed against any elected officer until the officer has actually held office for at least six months following the last election; except that a recall petition may be filed against any member of the general assembly at any time after the fifth day following the convening and organizing of the general assembly after the election.
After one recall petition and election, no further petition may be filed against thesame state or county officer during the term for which the officer was elected, unless the petitioners signing the petition equal fifty percent of the votes cast at the last preceding general election for all of the candidates for the office held by the officer.
After one recall petition and election, no further petition shall be filed against thesame nonpartisan officer during the term for which the officer was elected, unless the petitioners signing the petition equal one and one-half times the number of signatures required on the first petition filed against the same officer, until one year has elapsed from the date of the previous recall election.
No recall petition shall be circulated or filed against any elected officer whose termof office will expire within six months.
Source: L. 92: Entire article R&RE, p. 793, § 15, effective January 1, 1993. L. 97: (4) added, p. 1061, § 1, effective May 27.
Cross references: For the power of the county central committee to fill vacancies, see § 1-3-104.