Bill > HB3511

This bill establishes a procedure for a special recall election to recall the Mayor of Chicago, and the election of a successor mayor at a special successor primary election or special runoff election. The bill requires a petition signed by at least 15% of the total votes cast for Mayor in the preceding election, with at least 50 signatures from each ward, to initiate the recall process. If the petition is valid and sufficient, the board of election commissioners will certify the petition and hold a special recall election within 100 days. If the Mayor is removed, a special successor primary election will be held, and if no candidate receives a majority, a special runoff election will be held. The bill is effective immediately.