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‘‘ARTICLE — 
‘‘SECTION 1. The people shall have the right to recall 
any person elected by popular vote or the electors of the 
various States to hold an office of the Federal Govern-
ment. 
‘‘SECTION 2. A petition proposing the recall of an 
elected official shall be submitted to an officer of the Gov-
ernment of the United States whom the Congress shall 
designate by law. Each petition shall be signed by at least 
ten percent of the whole number of people voting in a 
given State or congressional district, who voted in the 
most recent election for President, or for electors for 
President, occurring before the date on which the petition 
is submitted to the officer designated by Congress. All 
such signatures shall be collected within the six-month pe-
riod ending on the date the petition is submitted to the 
officer designated by the Congress. 
‘‘Within ninety days after a petition is submitted to 
the officer designated by the Congress, such officer shall 
determine the validity of the signatures contained in the 
petition. If the petition contains the required number of 
valid signatures, the officer shall certify the petition and 
shall direct the chief executive officer in each State to 
place on a ballot the question of recall before the voters 
in the State or congressional district for Members of Con-
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gress. The Congress shall by law establish procedures for 
the preparation and submission of any such petition and 
for the validation of signatures on such petition. 
‘‘SECTION 3. For the recall of Members of the Senate 
the recall election shall be held on the first Statewide elec-
tion for public office (whether a primary election or a gen-
eral election) which is held at least sixty days after the 
certification of valid signatures on such a petition. 
‘‘For the recall of Members of the House of Rep-
resentatives, a recall election shall be held within sixty 
days of the certification of valid signatures on such a peti-
tion. 
‘‘SECTION 4. If a recall ballot under this article re-
ceives a majority of the votes cast in either the district 
or State of Members of Congress, the recall of the said 
elected official shall take effect immediately upon certifi-
cation of vote results by the chief executive officer of the 
States. 
‘‘SECTION 5. In the event of the removal of a Member 
of Congress by recall, the chief executive officer of each 
of the States shall order a special election within the 
guidelines of the State. 
‘‘SECTION 6. The people in each State voting under 
this Article shall have the qualification requisite for elec-
tors of the most numerous branch of the State legislature. 
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The Congress shall by law prescribe the manner in which 
the results of the voting conducted under this article shall 
be ascertained and declared.’’. 
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