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yellowcanine

(35,701 posts) Thu Feb 18, 2021, 12:17 PM Feb 2021

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Can Texans recall their governor? Asking for a friend.

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Can Texans recall their governor? Asking for a friend. (Original Post) yellowcanine Feb 2021 OP

No. dalton99a Feb 2021 #1

Trouble is if he resigns they get Dan Patrick, who is probably worse. yellowcanine Feb 2021 #3

Yep, Patrick is a RW religious nutjob dalton99a Feb 2021 #4

No. There is no provision in Texas to recall the Governor. MineralMan Feb 2021 #2

dalton99a

(81,599 posts)

1. No.

Reply to yellowcanine (Original post)

Thu Feb 18, 2021, 12:19 PM

Feb 2021

There are only 19 states that allow recall elections of statewide elected officials. Texas is not among them

yellowcanine

(35,701 posts)

3. Trouble is if he resigns they get Dan Patrick, who is probably worse.

Reply to dalton99a (Reply #1)

Thu Feb 18, 2021, 12:21 PM

Feb 2021

dalton99a

(81,599 posts)

4. Yep, Patrick is a RW religious nutjob

Reply to yellowcanine (Reply #3)

Thu Feb 18, 2021, 12:24 PM

Feb 2021

MineralMan

(146,333 posts)

2. No. There is no provision in Texas to recall the Governor.

Reply to yellowcanine (Original post)

Thu Feb 18, 2021, 12:21 PM

Feb 2021

https://ballotpedia.org/States_with_gubernatorial_recall_provisions

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