It would be an interesting argument to determine what the threshold for demanding a recall should be. Both a "majority of those voting" and "a number exceeding the incumbent's vote-total" seem to my first glance to be an unduly high bar to jump. That is, the campaign itself is where the real argument gets made--it seems unrealistic to persuade that many without the chance for focused persuasion, which a campaign provides.
How does 40% sound? For example (although one far removed), the nine-member Supreme Court requires the votes of just four justices to authorize hearing a case. At least with that many you avoid the problem of too-few petition signers and every-other-year recalls.
Your thoughts?
I doubt it. But I do think a hard and fast percentage should be adopted -- and the bar needs to be high. Provided Voter ID laws are passed to ensure that the initial election is valid in the first place, recall elections OUGHT to be hard. For a reason.
Let’s say the bar is 10% to have a recall election.
Why should 10% of the population get to overturn an election?
Or 20%, or even 30%.
That should ONLY permit a vote to determine if the election should be overturned.
Otherwise, 10/20/30% controls elections. That’s insane. Just get the people who voted against a guy to sign a petition, and they get a do-over.