Any member of Council or the Mayor may be recalled from office by the voters of the City before such official's term expires. The procedures to effect such removal shall be:
(a) A petition signed by registered electors equal to at least 25%, subject to subsection (e), of the total votes cast at the last preceding regular municipal election, and demanding the recall of a specified Council member or the Mayor, shall be filed with the Board of
Elections. Such petition shall contain a general statement in not more than 200 words of the grounds upon which the recall of such person is sought. The form, sufficiency, and regularity of any such petition shall be determined as provided in the general election laws. The Board of Elections shall have no authority to determine the validity or sufficiency of the grounds specified in the petition.
(b) If the petition is sufficient, and if the person whose recall is sought does not resign within five days after the sufficiency of the petition has been determined, Council shall thereupon order and fix a day for holding an election to determine the question of the recall. Such election shall be held not less than 30 nor more than 60 days from the time of the finding of the sufficiency of such petition. The Board of Elections shall publish notice and make all the arrangements for holding such election, which shall be conducted and the results thereof returned and declared in all respects as are results of regular municipal elections.
(c) The ballots at such recall election shall, with respect to each person whose removal is sought, submit the question: "Shall (name of person) be removed from the office of (name of office) by recall?"
Immediately following each such question, there shall be printed on the ballots the two propositions in the order set forth:
"For the recall of (name of person)."
"Against the recall of (name of person)."
(d) In any such election, if a majority of the votes cast on the question of recall are affirmative, the person whose recall is sought shall be removed from office upon the certification of the election results. Any vacancy created shall be filled in the manner provided in this Charter.
(e) Except upon filing with the Board of Elections a petition signed by qualified electors equal in number to at least 50% of the total votes cast at the last preceding regular municipal election, the question of removal of any officer shall not be submitted to the electors if such officer was the subject of recall within the past year or has served less than one year of the current term.