The power of recall allows the voters to remove government officials from their positions if they are not carrying out the duties of their office, or if they are acting in a criminal manner. The
Florida laws governing recall pertain to certain elected local officials, as determined by Florida
Statute Annotated $100.361. Not all elected local officials are eligible for recall in Florida. Those
cligible must have been elected to a governing body of a municipality or chartered county,
Florida recall law also does not pertain to elected state officials, such as the governor, nor
elected federal officials, such as the state's congressional delegates.
Directions: Below are 11 statements regarding recall elections. Identify which are positive
reasons
statements and which would be negative statements regarding recall elections.
Place a "P" on the line for positive and a "N" on the line for negative.
_1. Voters have a way to get rid of people who aren't doing a good job
_2. Elected officials may be afraid to take a necessary action that is unpopular.
_3. More people will pay attention to important issues
-4. Wealthy interest groups could stir up voter anger when there really isn't a
problem
_5. Elected official will do a better job.
_6. During a recall election, elected officials will pay more attention to what the
voters want.
_7. People in one political party might try to use this as a means of getting rid
of
people from another political party.
_8. Elections are expensive.
9. Elected officials will be reminded they work for the people
10. We can't recall the governor or other state elected officials even if they are
refusing to carry out their responsibilities as our leaders.
11. We can't remove federal officials just because we don't like them.
Extension:
Based on what you've read above, describe whether you are in favor of recall elections or
not. Use at least three statements from above to further explair your reasoning