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Committee hears constitutional amendment to allow recall elections for constitutional officers; members raise costs and continuity questions
Summary
Representative Kavanaugh presented HJR 1,007 to create a recall mechanism for offices established in the Arkansas Constitution. Committee members asked about timing, costs of special elections, simultaneous recalls and signature verification; sponsor said the amendment sets required petition and election procedures and that statutory change alone
Representative Kavanaugh presented House Joint Resolution 1,007 to the House State Agencies Committee, proposing a constitutional amendment that would create a recall procedure for officers whose offices are established by the state constitution.
The sponsor said the amendment sets parameters for petitions, signature thresholds and election timing so voters could remove constitutional officers if they choose. "This just sets the guidelines of what it would take for a recall," Kavanaugh said, and added he had repeatedly filed similar proposals.
Council and committee questions
Committee members pressed the sponsor on a range of procedural and practical issues.…
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