Subject: Recall of federal officeholders
From: "ban@richardwinger.com" <richardwinger@yahoo.com>
Date: 6/19/2003, 3:32 PM
To: Holman@aol.com
CC: election-law@majordomo.lls.edu
Reply-to:
ban@richardwinger.com

Yes, recall of federal officers was rejected by an
Idaho state court in the 1960's or 1970's.  There was
a recall petition of Democratic US Senator Church
circulating in Idaho, but the court squelched it.  It
isn't reported but I have it and could dig it up if
you wish.

--- Holman@aol.com wrote:
I have been reviewing the recall procedures in the
18 states that permit 
popular recall of elected officials. Interestingly,
most of these states apply 
their recall procedures to members of the U.S.
Senate and Congress elected from 
that state. 

Is there any case law on the constitutionality of a
state electorate 
recalling federal officeholders? Seems questionable
to me, since the ratifying 
conventions for the U.S. Constitution specifically
rejected the recall provision, as 
submitted by Gilbert Sullivan of New York.



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