The recall election
If Elections BC determined that the petition contained enough valid petition lines
and if the proponent met the financing requirements, a recall election would be
called.
The recall election would combine the question of whether or not to recall the
MLA and the question of who should succeed them on a single ballot. A majority
vote on the first question would determine if the Member was recalled. Voters
would also be asked who, from a list of candidates, should succeed the recalled
Member. The second question would be null and void if the first question failed.
A recall election with a combined ballot would contain costs as it involves a single
ballot and only one electoral event. As well, the two step model might also result
in higher participation among voters than the three step model, which requires
voters to cast ballots in two separate electoral events.