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## Contents

* 1 See also
* 2 Footnotes

Recall of local elected officials in Maine is available in some jurisdictions.[1]

According to the book Local Government in Maine, published in 1979 (with a 2005 update) by the Maine Municipal Association:

"In some communities, voters can remove an elected official from office before his or her term expires. Such recall provisions, if included in a town or city charter or local ordinance, allow the citizens, after presenting a valid petition, to vote on whether or not they want to allow an official to continue serving in an office to which he or she was elected."[2]

## See also[edit]

* Laws governing recall
* Recall campaigns in Maine
* States that have pre-petition signature requirements for recalls
* States that require grounds for recalls

## Footnotes[edit]

Can you recall a federal official?

The U.S. Constitution does not provide for recall of any elected federal official. Although some state constitutions have stated that their citizens have the right to recall members of the U.S. Congress, the U.S. Supreme Court has not ruled on whether this is constitutional at the federal level.
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1. ↑ WCSH6, "Councilor recall petition drive begins in Bangor," December 2, 2009
2. ↑ Maine Municipal Association, "Local Government in Maine," August 1, 2016

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