Abstract
The recall was born in an era of public distrust of elected officials when corruption was feared by many. Today, many Americans continue to distrust their politicians. Even though there -are methods for 'removing public officials at the state and local levels, those methods are inadequate to fulfill the needs of the people of Utah. Although it is not used frequently, it is important that recall exists as a method for removing public officials when other methods are inadequate. Recall represents the people's only alternative when the impeachment process or the Local Government Removal Statutes fail. Recall does have its defects, but they can be mitigated by instituting appropriate procedural requirements to decrease polarization and abuses, to thereby ensure the integrity ofthe recall.
Recommended Citation
Pack, Timothy
(2008)
"High Crimes and Misdemeanors: Removing Public Officials from Office in Utah and the Case for Recall,"
Utah Law Review: Vol. 2008:
No.
2, Article 8.
Available at:
https://dc.law.utah.edu/ulr/vol2008/iss2/8