§ 23.9-904. Recall Election.
A. If the Council member does not resign from office within twenty (20) days after receipt of notice from the Board of Elections, a recall election shall be arranged by said Board. The recall question shall be placed before the electors at the next regular election of any kind to be held not less than thirty (30) days nor more than one hundred sixty (160) days after the twenty (20) days have expired. A recall election shall be held in all respects in accordance with the provisions of the Pennsylvania Election Code relating to the conduct of special elections. The Council member may resign at any time prior to the recall election and thereupon the election shall not be held.8180
B. The question to be presented to each elector in a recall election shall be: ‘‘Shall
name of council member be recalled and removed from the office of
council member at large or
.’’ A provision shall be made council member from district
for the elector to vote ‘‘yes’’ or ‘‘no’’ on the question. If a majority of the registered electors who vote on the question shall vote ‘‘yes’’ the Council member shall be deemed recalled and removed from office. Otherwise the Council member shall remain in office. The effective date of the removal from office shall be seven (7) days after the results of the election are certified by the Board of Elections, unless said date is postponed by order of a court of competent jurisdiction.
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