just fyi.... california's recall was established in 1911 and there have been a total of 31 attempts of a gubenatorial recall. this quote is from a fox news article regarding recall history.
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Throughout history, recall attempts at the state level have been largely unsuccessful, according to the National Conference of State Legislators (search). Only one governor has been recalled — North Dakota’s Lynn J. Frazier in 1921. California voters have initiated 31 recall attempts, but the current one is the first to ever reach the ballot.
Recall efforts focused on state lawmakers have been only slightly more successful. In California, 107 recall efforts were initiated between 1911 and 1994, and only four qualified for the ballot with two resulting in removal. Two other recalls have succeeded in Michigan and one in Oregon.
Sabato said that rather than an upsurge in the recall of statewide officials, a more likely result from the closely watched California race will be an increase in efforts to recall local officials. The recall is already used much more often on the local level, with at least 36 states permitting the recall of local officials
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i really doubt this will become any more of a trend than it already is. only reason the recall became such a big deal is because this one actually succeeded. if it hadn't made it to the ballot this year, people would still not realize how common the attempts have been. i would hardly call the success of the second recall in 80 years abusing.