Eight US states require certain pre

Eight US states require certain preconditions to be met before a recall petition can be
initiated. These are: Alaska, Georgia, Kansas, Minnesota, Montana, Rhode Island, Virginia
and Washington. The signature requirements to initiate a recall election vary between states
but are generally based on a formula using the percentage of the vote in the last election as
a base. For specific details of these states’ requirements please see: National Conference of
State Legislatures: recall of state officials. Annex E of the draft recall bill summarises
procedures as follows: