Putting appointed officials aside for now. If the voters put them in and they pull a bait and switch, why shouldn’t they be capable of being recalled? I would assume it would need a higher threshold than just the normal vote, similar to impeachment.

A good example is Fetterman. He’s completely done a 180 and not what the people voted for, yet as I understand it, Congress-critters can’t be recalled.

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    The excuse for places that don’t have it is often:

    If voters could recall politicians, they’d recall politicians!

    Which is enough when politicians are the only ones who can change it.