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When does the election to replace an individual who has been recalled take place?


total countries/territories: 83
Country/Territory Answers Comments Verified
Albania c. Not applicable see D.1.1. 2005/03/17
Algeria c. Not applicable Only the King appoints and dismisses
Source: Article 78, Constitution 		2005/04/29
American Samoa c. Not applicable
Source: Filivaa M. Mageo, Deputy Director of Elections, Territorial Election Office 		2007/01/08
Argentina c. Not applicable 2021/12/26
Armenia c. Not applicable 2005/03/30
Bahamas c. Not applicable 2006/11/15
Bahrain c. Not applicable
Source: Article 33, Constitution 		2005/05/01
Belarus b. Separately and subsequently
Source: Art 141 Electoral Code 		2005/03/25
Belgium c. Not applicable 2012/05/04
Benin b. Separately and subsequently
Source: Voir article 50 de la constitution;article 23 alinea 4 du reglement interieur de l'assemblee nationale;article 60 de la loi n° 97-029 du 15 janvier 1999 portant organisation des communes au benin 		2005/04/23
Bolivia c. Not applicable
Source: Dr Salvador Romero Ballivian, Presidente, Corte Nacional Electoral 		2007/01/12
Botswana c. Not applicable 2006/10/17
Bulgaria c. Not applicable 2006/11/03
Burkina Faso c. Not applicable 2005/04/12
Cambodia c. Not applicable 2006/11/06
Canada c. Not applicable 2006/12/10
Cape Verde c. Not applicable 2006/11/28
Chile c. Not applicable 2005/04/05
Cook Islands c. Not applicable
Source: Teokoati Joseph, Chief Probation Officer, Probation Service – Ministry of Justice 		2007/01/08
Croatia c. Not applicable
Source: Mr. Damir Azenic, GONG 		2005/11/14
Czech Republic c. Not applicable 2006/11/27
Côte d'Ivoire b. Separately and subsequently
Source: Constitution Code electoral Les lois specifiques qui organisent les scrutin locaux 		2005/04/07
Denmark c. Not applicable 2006/11/28
Egypt c. Not applicable
Source: Article 62, Constitution Article 1, Political rights Law 		2005/05/18
Eritrea c. Not applicable
Source: eritrean election handbook 2001 		2005/08/26
Estonia c. Not applicable 2006/11/29
France c. Not applicable 2012/05/03
Gambia b. Separately and subsequently Within three (3) months 2006/11/09
Georgia c. Not applicable 2006/11/30
Ghana c. Not applicable
Source: 1992 Constitution 		2005/12/15
Guam b. Separately and subsequently
Source: Gerald A. Taitano, Executive Director, Guam Election Commission 		2007/01/10
Hungary c. Not applicable 2006/12/01
Iran, Islamic Republic of c. Not applicable 2016/01/23
Iraq c. Not applicable
Source: Jose Maria Aranaz, Legal Advisor, UN-EAD 		2007/01/03
Ireland c. Not applicable 2012/05/10
Israel c. Not applicable 2015/03/15
Italy c. Not applicable 2012/04/17
Kazakhstan c. Not applicable 2020/05/13
Kiribati b. Separately and subsequently b) Within three months after the member of the legislature has vacated the seat. Constitution, art. 59: (5) Where a member vacates his seat in the Maneaba under the preceding subsection, a by-election shall be held within 3 months (unless the Maneaba is sooner dissolved) to fill that seat in the Maneaba.
Source: Constitution, art. 59 		2020/05/03
Latvia c. Not applicable 2005/03/21
Lebanon c. Not applicable
Source: Constitution 		2005/05/17
Liberia b. Separately and subsequently constitution 2005/09/30
Liechtenstein c. Not applicable 2005/05/03
Lithuania c. Not applicable 2005/03/22
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of c. Not applicable Recall is not possible. 2020/04/23
Madagascar c. Not applicable Recalls are not provided for in law 2005/08/25
Malaysia c. Not applicable 2007/01/07
Mali b. Separately and subsequently
Source: Selon Monsieur Omar Kamian du CSC 		2005/06/05
Moldova, Republic of c. Not applicable
Source: Kare Vollan, Director, Quality AS 		2021/03/30
Morocco c. Not applicable
Source: Articles 24 and 103, Constitution 		2005/05/02
Namibia c. Not applicable 2006/10/17
Netherlands c. Not applicable 2005/09/06
Niger b. Separately and subsequently
Source: Articles 88 et 89 de la constitution 		2005/06/07
Norway c. Not applicable
Source: Kare Vollan, Director, Quality AS 		2007/01/07
Palestine c. Not applicable 2007/06/11
Peru b. Separately and subsequently
Source: art.25 de la Ley de los Derechos de Participacion y Control Ciudadanos. 		2005/08/24
Philippines a. At the same time as the recall ballot
Source: LGC, RA 7160 		2005/07/08
Poland c. Not applicable
Source: Mr Henryk Bielski, Specialist in the National Electoral Office 		2005/11/13
Romania b. Separately and subsequently
Source: Constitution, 2003, Section 95. 		2005/03/20
Saint Kitts and Nevis c. Not applicable Not applicable. 2020/04/26
Senegal b. Separately and subsequently
Source: Articles 31 et 87 de la constitution 		2005/06/06
Sierra Leone c. Not applicable NOT PART OF SIERRA LEONE LAWS 2005/06/09
Singapore c. Not applicable 2007/01/07
Slovakia b. Separately and subsequently
Source: The Presidential Election Law contains no information about a simultanous election 		2005/04/01
Solomon Islands c. Not applicable
Source: David Clark, Electoral Capacity Development Coordinator, Solomon Islands Election Commission 		2007/01/09
Somalia c. Not applicable
Source: http://www.somalilandforum.com/somaliland/law/referendum-law-english.htm 		2005/08/26
Spain c. Not applicable 2012/04/18
Sri Lanka c. Not applicable 2016/02/15
Sudan c. Not applicable
Source: Article 43 and 66, Constitution 		2005/05/03
Sweden c. Not applicable 2012/05/16
Switzerland c. Not applicable 2012/05/14
Taiwan c. Not applicable 2020/03/31
Thailand c. Not applicable
Source: Mr. Somchai Thepareenun, Election Officer, Office of the Election Commission of Thailand 		2007/01/12
Togo b. Separately and subsequently
Source: Mr Theodule Nouatchi enseignant de droit a l'universite au benin 		2005/05/12
Tonga c. Not applicable 2021/09/15
Tunisia c. Not applicable Only the President appoints and dismisses
Source: Articles 2, 47 and 72 of Constitution 		2005/05/03
Turkey c. Not applicable see d.1.1. 2015/06/01
Uganda a. At the same time as the recall ballot
Source: Chapter 6 section 84(5) of the constitution 		2005/04/01
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland c. Not applicable 2012/05/09
Uruguay c. Not applicable 2006/04/11
Viet Nam c. Not applicable In case of re-election, the election day shall be not later than fifteen days after the first election. In the re-election, voters shall choose from the candidates on the list of the first election candidates. If, in the re-election. the number of poll-goers is still not more than half of the number of voters registered in the list, no re-election shall be held for the second time.
Source: Election law article 72 		2021/03/26
Western Sahara c. Not applicable
Source: Articles 42, 118, 156 and 158, Constitution 		2009/08/14
Yemen c. Not applicable
Source: Articles 42, 118, 156 and 158, Constitution 		2005/05/03


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