According to this story, many Ohio Democratic state legislators will introduce a proposed constitutional amendment next week, to set up procedures for recall of elected state officials (except judges). As the story notes, the bill is extremely unlikely to pass, but introducing the idea in bill form will cause some discussion. Ohio does have the initiative, so it is always possible for the proposal to be put on the ballot as an initiative measure to amend the state Constitution.
The bill will require the signatures of 15% of the last gubernatorial vote in order to recall a state elected official. That is easier than the recall procedures of most states that have the recall, although it is more difficult than California’s recall, which requires a petition of 12% of the last gubernatorial vote. In 2003, when California Governor Gray Davis was recalled, 12% of the last gubernatorial vote worked out to almost exactly 5% of the number of registered voters.
Recall Election: Liberal for, “We lost. Let’s have a temper tantrum with another election.”
If the recall language is NOT self-enforcing then it is about worthless.
i.e. the robot party hacks will add the statutory standard obstructions and make recalls de facto impossible or super-expensive.