§ 168.951Officers subject to recall; time for filing recall petition; performance of duties

until result of recall election certified.
 Sec. 951.
    (1) Each elective officer, except a judicial officer, is subject to recall by the voters of the
 electoral district in which the officer is elected as provided in this chapter. If an officer's term
 of office is 2 years or less, a recall petition shall not be filed against the officer until the officer
 has actually performed the duties of the office to which elected for a period of 6 months during
 the current term of that office and a recall petition shall not be filed against an officer during
 the last 6 months of the officer's term of office. If an officer's term of office is more than 2
 years, a recall petition shall not be filed against the officer until the officer has actually
 performed the duties of the office to which elected for a period of 1 year during the current


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 term of office and a recall petition shall not be filed against an officer during the last 1 year of
 the officer's term of office. An officer sought to be recalled shall continue to perform the duties
 of his or her office until the result of the recall election is certified.
    (2) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (1), if, on the effective date of the
 amendatory act that added this subsection, language to recall an officer has been submitted and
 approved under section 952, then a recall petition may be filed if the officer has actually
 performed the duties of his or her office for a period of 6 months and it is not within the last 6
 months of the term of office, regardless of the officer's term of office.