Legal provisions for recall at national level

CONSTITUTION OF THE REPUBLIC OFECUADOR (2008)

http://pdba.georgetown.edu/Constitutions/Ecuador/english08.html

Article 105. All persons, in the exerciseof their political rights, will be able to recall elected authorities.

The request for recall can be submittedafter the first year and before the last year of the term of office for whichthe challenged authority was elected. During the term of office of anauthority, only one proceeding requesting his/her recall can be carried out.

The request for recall must be backed by anumber accounting for no less than ten percent (10%) of the persons registeredin the corresponding voter registration list. In the case of the President ofthe Republic, backing by a number accounting for no less than fifteen percent(15%) of the persons registered in the electoral registration list.

Ley Orgánica Electoral y de OrganizacionesPolíticas de la República del Ecuador, Código de la Democracia (Democracycode), del 27 de abril de 2009

http://idbdocs.iadb.org/wsdocs/getdocument.aspx?docnum=35394757

SECCI?N QUINTA

Revocatoria delmandato

Art. 199.- Loselectores podr?n revocar el mandato a las autoridades deelecci?n popular.

La solicitud derevocatoria del mandato podr? presentarse una vez cumplido elprimero y antes del ?ltimo a?o del periodo para el que fue electa laautoridad cuestionada. Durante el per?odode gesti?n de una autoridad podr? realizarses?lo un proceso de revocatoria del mandato.