HB0022

Establishes a recall process for elected municipal officers through qualified elector petition and special election.

• Allows municipal officers to be removed through petition signed by at least 25% of registered electors that includes a general statement of grounds for removal. (W.S. 15-11-107(a)(i), W.S. 15-11-107(a)(ii))
• Requires petition signatures to include signers' addresses and be accompanied by an oath from at least one signer per document attesting to the authenticity of signatures. (W.S. 15-11-107(a)(iii), W.S. 15-11-107(a)(iv))
• Mandates the city clerk verify petition sufficiency within 10 days and either return insufficient petitions or submit sufficient petitions to the governing body. (W.S. 15-11-107(a)(v), W.S. 15-11-107(a)(vii))
• Requires the governing body to schedule a recall election between 30 and 40 days after the clerk certifies petition sufficiency, conducted under standard city election procedures. (W.S. 15-11-107(a)(viii), W.S. 15-11-107(a)(ix))
• Allows the officer sought to be removed to become a candidate for their own successor unless requesting otherwise in writing at least 10 days before the special primary election. (W.S. 15-11-107(b))
• Requires a special primary election on the second Tuesday before the recall election date to select candidates, with the candidate receiving the most votes in the recall election becoming the successor. (W.S. 15-11-107(b), W.S. 15-11-107(c))
• Provides that if the elected successor fails to qualify within 10 days, the office becomes vacant, and designates recall as an additional removal method separate from other legal methods. (W.S. 15-11-107(c))
• Repeals W.S. 15-4-110, a duplicative provision. (Sec. 2)

Effective: July 1, 2026

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