48 U.S.C. § 1593
Initiative and recall
United States · Title 48 — TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS · Status: effective
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- 48 U.S.C. § 1593, Initiative and recall, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/489591
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The people of the Virgin Islands shall have the rights of initiative and recall to be exercised as provided in subsection (b) and subsection (c), respectively.
No recall election shall be held with respect to an elected public official—
As used in this section, the term—
Legislative history
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- A bill to amend the Revised Organic Act of the Virgin Islands, to amend the Covenant to Establish a Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, to provide for the governance of the insular areas of the United States, and for other purposes.House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally