Question

Read this passage:i just can't believe the governor has lasted this long in office. everybody knows he was only elected because he was backed by the oil industry. i don't think he's breaking the law, but he's steering the state in the wrong direction — and i know a lot of people who agree with me. this special election will give the people a chance to decide whether to keep him around.what procedure, which is available in many states, does the passage describe

Answer 1

Recall (apex) is the answer (:

Answer 2

The procedure is called a "recall election"!

A recall election is a election where people only vote whether to remove an official before their term has ended. In the US, the recall election happens very often within smaller administrative disticts and the last one happened in 2018 (and before that in 2016). 

Other countries also allow recall, for example Canada.