IN HB1137 | 2010 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on January 7 2010 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2010-01-07 - First reading: referred to Committee on Rules and Legislative Procedures
Pending: House Rules and Legislative Procedures Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on January 7 2010 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2010-01-07 - First reading: referred to Committee on Rules and Legislative Procedures
Pending: House Rules and Legislative Procedures Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
Establishes a procedure for the recall of a person who holds a state, legislative, local, or school board office (other than a justice, judge, or prosecuting attorney) or who is appointed to an office of the state or a political subdivision. Requires that a recall petition must be signed by at least 10% of the registered voters in the jurisdiction served by the official (or at least 10% of the total vote in the last election for secretary of state if the official holds an elected state office). Removes an officeholder if: (1) at least 60% of the votes cast; or (2) a majority of the registered voters in the election district; vote for the recall. Specifies that a commissioner of a police and fire merit commission may be removed by the recall procedure under current law.
Title
Recall of elected and appointed officials.
Sponsors
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2010-01-07 | First reading: referred to Committee on Rules and Legislative Procedures | |
2010-01-07 | Coauthored by Representative C. Brown | |
2010-01-07 | Authored by Representative Stevenson |
Indiana State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | http://www.in.gov/apps/lsa/session/billwatch/billinfo?year=2010&session=1&request=getBill&doctype=HB&docno=1137 |
Text | http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2010/IN/IN1137.1.html |