Columbia Recall Petition ordinance (Charter § 136)

Any officer elected by vote of the people may be removed by the voters qualified to vote for a successor to such incumbent. The procedure to effect the removal of such incumbent shall be as follows: a petition demanding the removal of such officer shall be filed with the city clerk; such petition shall be signed by voters entitled to participate in such petition equal in number to at least thirty (30) percent of the number of votes cast for such office in the last election; provided, that there be at least two hundred (200) signatures in the case of officials elected by wards and five hundred (500) signatures in the case of officials elected at large. This petition shall contain a general statement of the grounds for removal. Such petition shall be executed, verified, filed, and may be amended in the manner provided for initiative and referendum petitions.