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Recall campaigns in Massachusetts and CHARTER CHANGE
We must recall McGlynn utilizing two important issues:
a)The removal of Access TV by incumbent McGlynn, the issuing authority
b)the false bomb threat alleged by a close friend of McGlynn's
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Politics
The Rise of the Recall Election
Angry voters are increasingly using recall elections to remove local leaders
MacLean has joined a small but rapidly growing club of mayors who have faced recall elections from angry voters. In cities across the country, citizens are increasingly using recall elections to boot local leaders from office -- or at least force them to spend time and money fighting to keep their jobs.
http://www.governing.com/topics/politics/rise-recall-election.html
Laws governing recall
http://ballotpedia.org/wiki/index.php/Laws_governing_recall_in_Massachusetts
Laws governing recall in Massachusetts
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See also
http://ballotpedia.org/wiki/index.php/Laws_governing_recall
Recall campaigns in Massachusetts
Legend:
= The recall target was recalled by voters.
= When a recall vote was held, voters rejected the attempt to recall
the politician (that is, voters decided to keep/retain the targeted
politician).
= The recall effort did not collect enough signatures to force a recall vote.
= The targeted politician resigned after a recall campaign was begun, and before the vote on the recall would have taken place.
= A judge prevented the recall from going forward.
= A recall election is scheduled.http://ballotpedia.org/wiki/index.php/Recall_campaigns_in_Massachusetts
