The Recall: Tribunal of the People

In-depth study of the recall, the most important popular device allowing voters to remove unresponsive elected officials from office.

The recall, or "election in reverse," is meant to allow voters to remove an elected official from office prior to the completion of his/her term in office. In this revised second edition of The Recall, Joseph F. Zimmerman examines the rise of the recall in the United States and its use by American voters. Proponents of the recall believe the threat of removal ...