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RECALL REFERENDUM [1 record]

Record 1 2014-03-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electoral Systems and Political Parties
CONT

A recall election (also called a recall referendum or representative recall) is a procedure by which voters can remove an elected official from office through a direct vote before his or her term has ended.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Systèmes électoraux et partis politiques
DEF

Caractéristique du système gouvernemental américain par laquelle on peut recourir à un vote populaire pour destituer un élu.

Spanish

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