“Recall” defined

1. Law
2. District of Columbia Code
3. Government Organization
4. District of Columbia Home Rule
5. The District Charter
6. Initiatives, Referendums, and Recalls
7. Recall of Elected Officials
8. “Recall” defined

The term “recall” means the process by which the qualified electors of the District of Columbia may call for the holding of an election to remove or retain an elected official of the District of Columbia (except the Delegate to Congress for the District of Columbia) prior to the expiration of his or her term.

(Mar. 10, 1978, D.C. Law 2-46, § 2, 24 DCR 199.)

Prior Codifications

1981 Ed., § 1-291.

1973 Ed., § 1-191.

Section References

This section is referenced in § 1-1001.17.

Cross References

Elections, recall of elected officials, see § 1-1001.17.

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