Bill > HB1084

This bill establishes a new procedure for recalling the Mayor of Chicago by creating a detailed process for initiating and conducting a recall election. Under the proposed law, citizens can propose a recall by filing a petition signed by at least 15% of the total votes cast in the previous mayoral election, with at least 50 signatures from each city ward. The petition can only be filed no sooner than 6 months after the mayor takes office and must be signed by the recall proponent and at least two aldermen. If the petition is certified by the board of election commissioners, a special recall election will be held within 100 days, where voters will decide whether to remove the mayor. If a majority votes to remove the mayor, the Vice Mayor will serve temporarily, and a special successor election will be held 60 days later to elect a new mayor for the remainder of the term. If no candidate receives a majority in the successor election, a runoff election will be conducted with the top two candidates. The bill also includes provisions preventing multiple recall attempts during a single mayoral term and ensures that any ongoing recall process becomes void if it coincides with a regular mayoral election.