Self preservation: Lawmakers lament recall process, want to make it more difficult

Self preservation: Lawmakers lament recall process, want to make it more difficult (access required)

By Caitlin Coakley Beckner - caitlin.coakley@azcapitoltimes.com

Published: December 4, 2011 at 9:05 pm

Still shaken from the successful recall of Senate President Russell Pearce, some lawmakers are seeking to make it more difficult for voters to oust politicians from office.

One Pearce ally plans to sponsor legislation that would require recall organizers to obtain signatures from a majority of registered voters in a district — an unprecedented proposal that would far exceed signature requirements in all other states that allow recalls.

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