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.
All of these are excellent points and one I would like to add is:
Lame ducks can do all types of damage so a powerful moderator of elected officials is the potential for reelection.
AKA the carrot not the stick