Sec 19-204. Form of petition  


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  • A. The caption and body of a recall petition shall be substantially as follows:

    Recall Petition

    We, the qualified electors of the electoral district from which _________________________________________ (name and title of office) was elected, demand his recall

    The grounds of this demand for recall are as follows:

    (State in two hundred words or less the grounds of the demand)

    B. Each petition sheet shall have printed on the top of each sheet the following:

    "It is unlawful to sign this petition before it has a serial number."

    C. The following shall be printed on each petition sheet in capital letters in at least twelve point bold-faced type in the upper right-hand corner of the face of the petition sheet and below the statement prescribed in subsection B of this section:

    "___________ paid circulator" "______________ volunteer".

    D. A circulator of a recall petition shall state whether he is a paid circulator or volunteer by checking the appropriate line on the petition form before circulating the petition for signatures.

    E. The remaining portion of the petition shall be as prescribed for initiative and referendum.