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In some states, the right of recall extends to all mayors in all municipalities in the state and is guaranteed either with a constitutional provision or a state statute that applies to all the municipalities in the state. Those states are Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Georgia, Idaho, Kansas, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, Nevada, New Jersey, North Dakota, Oregon, Rhode Island, Washington and Wisconsin.
In several states, however, the right to hold a recall election for a mayor only applies to certain types of cities, such as in Texas, where mayoral recall is only available in cities with a city charter that specifically authorizes recall, or in New Mexico, where mayoral recall is only available to mayors in municipalities with a commission-manager form of government. (See local rules governing local recall.)
In the United States, there are 19,429 municipal governments and 16,504 town or township governments. In some states where there is a township style of municipality, the leader of the township's government is referred to as a supervisor rather than a mayor, but the functions are similar. Altogether, there are 35,933 local governments that are either defined as a municipal government or a town/township government.[1] However, there are only about 1,200 municipalities with a population exceeding 30,000.[2]
Mayoral recalls by year
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