Voters' Right of Recall: "Bait & Switch" Candidates

[GOLTZBORG]

Do the laws of your nation allow for voters to recall their elected officials, when it is found that the elected officials have gone too far from base, or are found out after-the-fact that their campaign was nothing more than a "bait-and-switch" tactic in order to win the election; whereby, the candidate promised one thing...but after he / she was elected they went in the complete opposite direction ??

[Eeri]

No we do not. You can impeach a leader but only for crimes against the nations such as perjury, which doesn't fall under political rhetoric.

[Saurisisia]

Um, no.

[Maraque]

Of course citizens have a right to recall their elected officials.

[Stachland]

Recall elections happen often, and are legal in all but one of our states.

[Fatatatutti]

Any Member of Parliament can be recalled. A petition - or even just a single complaint - sent to the Speaker is considered by the Ethics Committee, which decides whether or not to ask Parliament for a recall. Depending on the severity of the charges, Parliament may call a byelection or even expell the offending Member by vote. (Of course, expelling the Member would also necessitate a byelection.)

Cabinet minister can only be removed from their posts by Parliament itself - i.e. a citizen complaint might lead to a Cabinet minister being removed from Parliament but only Parliament can remove him/her from the Cabinet.

In the case of a complaint against the President, Parliament does not have the power to remove him/her, so the courts would decide the relative merits of the case.

-- Warner Lee, Law Society of Fatatatutti

[Secunderabad]

You democrats and your silly games. You can't recall the Prince, because only he is the Prince, and the Prince is the law.

[Frenequesta]

We have initiative and referendum to counter laws passed by legislatures (even the federal level) that the populace believes to be undesireable, so recall elections for public officials are generally seen as rather pointless, and not common. After all, the purpose of a representative is to create a legislative specialist for the needs of the nation or the constituents, purely direct democracy would take up too much of citizens' time. Elected Officials, generally, can be elected out during their election time. Abuses of power and committing of high crimes by public officials are dealt with through impeachment.

The states of Kittgenstein, Oskhammer, and East Jorgen have recall elections for their elected officials, however.

You democrats and your silly games. You can't recall the Prince, because only he is the Prince, and the Prince is the law.

What if the Prince says he can be recalled?

[Secunderabad]

We have initiative and referendum to counter laws passed by legislatures (even the federal level) that the populace believes to be undesireable, so recall elections for public officials are generally seen as rather pointless, and not common. After all, the purpose of a representative is to create a legislative specialist for the needs of the nation or the constituents, purely direct democracy would take up too much of citizens' time. Elected Officials, generally, can be elected out during their election time. Abuses of power and committing of high crimes by public officials are dealt with through impeachment.

The states of Kittgenstein, Oskhammer, and East Jorgen have recall elections for their elected officials, however.

You democrats and your silly games. You can't recall the Prince, because only he is the Prince, and the Prince is the law.

What if the Prince says he can be recalled?

Well I suppose it could happen, but only I am the Prince, so I would have to be my own replacement if I were recalled, which would not happen, since we do not have elections at any rate, and if we did, I would ensure that I would not lose, because I am the Prince, I cannot lose.
-the Prince

[Thurask]

The only recall can be implemented by Parliament, and that is either a simple majority (lack of confidence in the legislative branch) or a two-thirds majority (lack of confidence in the executive branch) of Parliamentarians. After that, another election is held, although if the situation is bad enough to lead to a non-confidence vote, the citizens would be vocal enough to either pass or block a vote.

[Soviet Haaregrad]

Yes, the right to recall is a very important political right in the CISR.

[Umbra Ac Silentium]

Yes, impeachment is a protected right of ours.

[Aliahidi]

Given the unstable nature of the political situation in the Democratic Republic of Aliahidi, the State Council for Collective Development and Prosperity has recently decreed that recall shall not be an option available to voters in the Constitution being formulated. It is feared that such a so-called "right" could be abused by proponents of the outlawed, despotic Peace and Motherland Party.