Bill > H4602

This bill establishes a process for recalling elected officials in the town of Bolton, Massachusetts, allowing registered voters to initiate a recall petition if at least 30 voters file an affidavit with the town clerk outlining the grounds for recall, which can include lack of fitness, corruption, neglect of duties, or misfeasance. Once a petition is filed and certified by the registrars of voters as having enough signatures (at least 20% of qualified voters), the town clerk submits it to the board of selectmen, who then notify the officer in question; if the officer does not resign within seven days, a recall election is scheduled between 64 and 90 days later, or potentially coinciding with another town election. The recalled officer cannot run to succeed themselves, and the election of a successor will proceed according to general election laws, with the winner taking office for the remainder of the unexpired term, and any individual removed or who resigned under recall proceedings will be ineligible for town office for two years.